India, March 29 -- As the state of Keralam prepares for a crucial political contest-going to the polls on April 9 in a single phase-to elect all 140 members of the Legislative Assembly, the political atmosphere in the state capital is heating up. The two constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram and Nemom in the capital reflect a high-stakes triangular contest between the CPM-Led Left Democratic Front (LDF), the Congressled United Democratic Front (UDF), and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
With the counting of votes scheduled for May 4th, this election is widely seen as a referendum on the incumbent LDF government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is seeking an unprecedented third consecutive term, banking on governanc...