Kerala Politics
Simplifying and Decoding The Most Exciting - Kerala Assembly Election 2021
About the Kerala State Election results in 2021. How the three fronts — UDF, LDF, and NDA, fought against one another to capture power amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The result for the Kerala Elections 2021 was declared on 2nd May. As predicted by all the pollsters, the ruling alliance LDF triumphed back to power with a bigger mandate. According to the pre-poll and post-poll surveys, we can witness that the verdict was predictable and the only doubt was about the seat share and margin of victory. Why did we see a comeback of the previous government? Was there an actual wave? Why did the four-decade-long jinx break? Who all won in the wave? Who all lost? Let us discuss all these questions in detail.
Before we proceed do read the precursor articles for better understanding:
An Introduction to Polling Arithmetic
Even though we say that elections are a battle of ideas, it is mere arithmetic. Without basic calculations, it's impossible for parties, alliances or pollsters…
