Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], March 29 (ANI): Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday expressed confidence that his party would form the government in Kerala.
Speaking to ANI, Chennithala said, “The government will be formed under the leadership of the Congress. People are in favor of the Congress. The BJP will not be able to open its account.”
He further alleged that the Chief Minister has aligned with “communal forces,” but said that despite this, the people of Kerala would stand with the Congress.
Earlier, Chennithala claimed that the BJP and the CPI(M) are working “underhand” to defeat the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), while expressing confidence that the alliance would return to power in the poll-bound state.
Speaking to reporters, he said the people of Kerala are disappointed with the performance of the current government.
“The BJP and CPI(M) are working to defeat the Congress-led UDF, but this will not work in Kerala. In 2021, it was planned by both of them, and they secured the continuation of the government. The people of Kerala are completely disappointed with the performance of the government. I believe they will not allow it to continue and will ensure that the Congress-led UDF comes to power. We are very confident that the UDF will return to power,” he said.
The 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 9, as announced by the Election Commission of India on March 15, with the counting of votes scheduled for May 4.
The tenure of the current Assembly is set to end on May 23. Both the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress-led UDF are seeking to unseat the incumbent Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and gain control of the 140-member Assembly. The LDF-led government has been in power for nearly a decade. (ANI)
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