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	The '''~~2021~~ Kerala Legislative Assembly election''' is expected to be held in ] before May 2026 to elect 140 ]s to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.		The '''Next Kerala Legislative Assembly election''' is expected to be held in ] before May 2026 to elect 140 ]s to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
			== Parties and alliances ==
			The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is a coalition of ] to ] political parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is an alliance of ] to ] political parties led by the ] (INC). The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by ] (BJP) is a coalition of ] to ] parties.

			=== {{legend2\|{{party color\|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}\|]}} ===

			An alliance of ] to ] political parties, the LDF is currently in power. The coalition consists of ], ] and several smaller parties.
			{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
			! No.
			! Party
			! Flag
			! Symbol
			!Leader
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" ! \|'''1.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]\|\|]
			\|-
			\|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India}};color:white"\|'''2.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Kerala Congress (Mani)}};color:white" ! \|'''3.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Janata Dal (Secular)}};color:white" ! \|'''4.'''
			\| ]
			\|
			\|
			\|]
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Nationalist Congress Party}};color:white" ! \|'''5.'''
			\| ]
			\|
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Loktantrik Janata Dal}};color:white" \|6.
			\| ]
			\|]
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Indian National League}};color:white" ! \|'''7.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|
			\| A. P. Abdul Wahab
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Congress (Secular)}};color:white" ! \|'''8.'''
			\| ]
			\|]
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Kerala Congress (B)}};color:white" ! \|'''9.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Janadhipathya Kerala Congress}};color:white" !\|'''10.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| bgcolor="{{party color\|Independent politician}}" \|'''11.'''
			\|]
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|
			\| colspan="4" \|'''Total'''
			\|-
			\|}

			=== {{legend2\|{{party color\|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}\|]}} ===
			It is an alliance of ] to ] political parties in the state, founded by the prominent Congress party leader ] in 1978.
			{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
			! No.
			! Party
			! Flag
			! Symbol
			!Leader
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}};color:white" \|'''1.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|-
			\|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Indian Union Muslim League}};color:white"\|'''2.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|-
			\|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Kerala Congress (Joseph)}};color:white"\|'''3.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}};color:white"\|'''4.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|-
			\|! style="text-align:center; background:#008080;color:white"\|'''5.'''
			\|]
			\|
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Kerala Congress (Jacob)}};color:white" ! \|'''6.'''
			\| ] \|\| ]
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Communist Marxist Party (John)}};color:white"\|'''7.'''
			\| ] \|\|]
			\|]
			\| ]
			\|-
			\|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Revolutionary Marxist Party of India}};color:white"\|'''8.'''
			\| ] \|\|]
			\|
			\| N. Venu
			\|-
			\|bgcolor="{{party color\|Independent politician}}"\|'''9.'''
			\|]
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|}

			=== {{legend2\|{{party color\|National Democratic Alliance}}\|]}} ===
			It is an alliance of ] parties. NDA Kerala unit was constituted in 2016. The coalition consists of ], ] and a variety of other smaller parties.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=NDA constitutes its unit in Kerala\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/NDA-constitutes-its-unit-in-Kerala/article15000965.ece\|date=27 September 2016\|access-date=22 September 2020\|work=The Hindu\|archive-date=8 November 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108103336/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/NDA-constitutes-its-unit-in-Kerala/article15000965.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
			! No.
			! Party
			! Flag
			! Symbol
			!Leader
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white" ! \|'''1.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Bharath Dharma Jana Sena}};color:white"\|'''2.'''
			\| ]
			\|
			\|
			\| Thushar Vellapally
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Kerala Kamaraj Congress}};color:white" ! \|'''4.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|
			\| Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color\|Green}};color:white" ! \|'''5.'''
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\|
			\| colspan="4" \|'''Total'''
			\|-
			\|}

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Revision as of 09:09, 29 November 2024

Upcoming elections of Kerala Legislative Assembly

Next Kerala Legislative Assembly Election

← 2021

Before May 2026

2031 →

All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority

Opinion polls


Leader	Pinarayi Vijayan	K. Sudhakaran
Party	CPI(M)	INC
Alliance	LDF	UDF
Leader since	2016	2021
Leader's seat	Dharmadom	{{{1}}}
Last election	45.43%, 99 seats	39.47%, 41 seats

Constituencies for the election

Incumbent Chief Minister

Pinarayi Vijayan
CPI(M)

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.

Parties and alliances

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.

Left Democratic Front

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.

No.	Party	Leader
1.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Pinarayi Vijayan
2.	Communist Party of India	Kanam Rajendran
3.	Kerala Congress (M)	Jose K. Mani
4.	Janata Dal (Secular)	Mathew T. Thomas
5.	Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar	T. P. Peethambaran
6.	Loktantrik Janata Dal	M. V. Shreyams Kumar
7.	Indian National League	A. P. Abdul Wahab
8.	Congress (Secular)	Kadannappalli Ramachandran
9.	Kerala Congress (B)	R. Balakrishna Pillai
10.	Janadhipathya Kerala Congress	K. C. Joseph
11.	Independents
	Total

United Democratic Front

It is an alliance of centrist to centre-left political parties in the state, founded by the prominent Congress party leader K. Karunakaran in 1978.

No.	Party	Leader
1.	Indian National Congress	K. Sudhakaran
2.	Indian Union Muslim League	K. M. Kader Mohideen
3.	Kerala Congress	P. J. Joseph
4.	Revolutionary Socialist Party	A.A. Aziz
5.	Nationalist Congress Kerala	Mani C. Kappan
6.	Kerala Congress (Jacob)	Anoop Jacob
7.	Communist Marxist Party	C. P. John
8.	Revolutionary Marxist Party of India	N. Venu
9.	Independents

National Democratic Alliance

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.

No.	Party	Leader
1.	Bharatiya Janata Party	K. Surendran
2.	Bharath Dharma Jana Sena	Thushar Vellapally
4.	Kerala Kamaraj Congress	Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan
5.	Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha	C. K. Janu
	Total

"NDA constitutes its unit in Kerala". The Hindu. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.