01114nam a22001457a 4500999001900000008004100019100002700060245005700087260003400144300003300178520060800211773003400819942000700853952010800860  c533165d533165260427b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a Rammohan, K.T.960278  aLocal verdict, larger message: Civic polls in Kerala  aEconomic & Political Weekly    a61(9), Feb 28, 2026: p.12-15  aThe setback suffered by the Left Democratic Front in the local body elections in Kerala points to the salience of religious and economic factors, and their interface with governance, in shaping voting behaviour. Of particular significance are popular resentment over the left’s vacillating ideological stance, resistance to top-down development, and growing disquiet among women workers. In the absence of a credible governance narrative, targeted welfare measures also failed to yield an electoral dividend.-Reproduced 

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