India, May 4 -- The Left Democratic Front's (LDF) campaign slogan - 'LDF 3.0 loading' - remained unrealised on Monday as election results in Kerala signalled a decisive shift in power, pushing the ruling coalition into the opposition after a decade in office and paving the way for a Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government.

The LDF's campaign had been centred almost entirely around Pinarayi Vijayan, the outgoing chief minister, and his governance record. Despite being 80 and dealing with health challenges, Vijayan ran an intense campaign - giving over two dozen interviews to newspapers and television networks over three days before hitting the campaign trail, where he addressed four rallies a day for over two weeks.

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