00956nam a22001097a 4500008004100000100004000041245007500081260003400156300003300190520058900223773003400812260427b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aChathukulam, Jos and Joseph, Manasi  aLocal government election results in Kerala: Towards a Tripolar polity  aEconomic & Political Weekly    a61(9), Feb 28, 2026: p.16-19  aThe 2025 local government elections in Kerala signal a major political realignment, weakening the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front’s long-standing dominance and paving the way for a tripolar polity. The LDF’s defeat reflects centralised governance, erosion of participatory democracy, corruption allegations, and loss of secular credibility. The verdict highlights growing grassroots demands for accountability, responsive governance, and renewed democratic decentralisation.-Reproduced 

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