Kerala Assembly 2026: LDF Anti-Incumbency vs UDF Momentum

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The UDF manifesto, released on April 2 by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, centred on "Indira guarantees": an Oommen Chandy Health Insurance scheme providing Rs. 25 lakh coverage per household, free bus travel for women on KSRTC buses, and a dedicated department for senior citizens' welfare.
53% : Its manifesto, released on April 2, promised a 60-point programme with 950 proposals, including eradicating absolute poverty by uplifting five lakh families, raising the social welfare pension from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 3,000, and ensuring 50 per cent women's workforce participation.
46% : Allegations of nepotism around Vijayan's family -- his daughter Veena Vijayan's IT firm Exalogic Solutions faced scrutiny after the Income Tax Department found payments from a Kochi-based mining company for services allegedly not rendered, while his son-in-law P.A. Mohamed Riyas, the Public Works and Tourism Minister, was inducted into the Cabinet a year after marrying Veena -- have handed the opposition a readymade narrative, even though the CPI(M) has offered counters to all allegations.
42% : A separate Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) recommendation for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against him over alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) in connection with an earlier rehabilitation project added to the pressure.

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