After the ruling Left in Kerala suffered a major setback in the Lok Sabha polls, the CPI(M) on Wednesday attempted to paint a brave face by claiming that the LDF only lost one per cent of its vote share as compared to the 2019 results and it was the Congress-led UDF that lost five per cent of its votes.CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan claimed that the BJP was able to open its account in Kerala by winning the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat due to the Congress losing over 80,000 of its votes in that constituency.
He said that the LDF gained around 6,000 votes as compared to 2019 in Thrissur and the BJP won by a margin of over 74,000 votes this time.āSo, you do the maths,ā he told reporters here, taking a dig at the Congress.
Govindan also brushed aside queries whether the Left government in the state was in crisis following the defeat, saying āthere will be victories and defeatsā.