01133nam a22001457a 4500999001900000008004100019100004700060245007500107260003400182300003300216520058900249773003400838942000700872952010800879  c533166d533166260427b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aChathukulam, Jos and Joseph, Manasi960279  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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  aEconomic & Political Weekly    cAR  00102ddc40709408336aIIPAbIIPAd2026-04-27h61(9), Feb 28, 2026: p.16-19pAR138676r2026-04-27yAR