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The Next Kerala Legislative Assembly election is expected to be held in Kerala before May 2026 to elect 140 MLAs to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.[1]
Parties and alliances
[edit]The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is a coalition of centre-left to left-wing political parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is an alliance of centrist to centre-left political parties led by the Indian National Congress (INC). The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a coalition of centrist to right-wing parties.
An alliance of centre-left to left-wing political parties, the LDF is currently in power. The coalition consists of CPI(M), CPI and several smaller parties.
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It is a Big tent alliance of centrist to centre-left and Centre-right political parties in the state, founded by the prominent Congress party leader K. Karunakaran in 1978.
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Indian National Congress | 
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K. Sudhakaran | |||
| Indian Union Muslim League | 
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K. M. Kader Mohideen | |||
| Kerala Congress | 
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P. J. Joseph | ||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 
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A.A. Aziz | |||
| Kerala Democratic Party | Mani C. Kappan | |||||
| Kerala Congress (Jacob) |
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Anoop Jacob | ||||
| Communist Marxist Party | 
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C. P. John | |||
| Revolutionary Marxist Party of India | 
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N. Venu | ||||
| National Janata Dal | Adv John John | |||||
| Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy | Rajan Babu | |||||
It is an alliance of right-wing parties. NDA Kerala unit was constituted in 2016. The coalition consists of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharath Dharma Jana Sena and a variety of other smaller parties.
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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K. Surendran | ||||
| Bharath Dharma Jana Sena | Thushar Vellapally | |||||
| Kerala Kamaraj Congress | 
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Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan | ||||
| Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha | 
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C. K. Janu | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Chandran, Cynthia (29 April 2024). "Kerala: Sunil Kanugolu kicks off his next mission - 2026 assembly election". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 November 2024.