Why the Congress can’t cheer its Kerala victory for too long

Alka Dhupkar & Arun GeorgeTIMESOFINDIA.COM
May 4, 2026 | 21:35 IST

Eminent political scientist J Prabhash explains why the Congress-led alliance won so comprehensively in Kerala and why it will need to demonstrate efficiency in governance very quickly


After losing the last two consecutive polls, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) comprehensively trounced the Left Democratic Front in the Kerala state elections. This outcome, according to political analyst J Prabhash, is as much a rejection of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s functioning as it is of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s leadership.
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