The Hindu Kerala Assembly polls 2026: LDF seeks third term, UDF readies to end 10-year drought; BJP a bystander
A good outing in the 2025 local body polls has energised the UDF that seeks to deny the LDF a hattrick in Kerala; amid welfare promises, the West Asia war may dominate political discourse; the BJP hopes to make a mark, having won a Lok Sabha seat and the Thiruvananthapuram corporation