LDF makes huge strides in Pala municipality thanks to Jose K Mani.

The LDF has made significant strides in K M Mani’s bastion Kottayam Municipality on Jose K Mani,s strength. Of the nine seats for which results have been declared ,the LDF won in eight .The UDF could win only in one seat. The LDF is also maintaining the lead in many of the remaining seats.In an interesting contest in Pala municipality ,Kuriakose Padavan of the Kerala Congress (joseph) lost to kerala Congress(M)’s Anto Padinjarakara by 41 votes. The results have come as a big relief for Jose k Mani who left and joined the LDF shortly before the local body elections.The UPF expected votes of party workers and sympahizers who where not happy with Jose K Mani’s decision to join the LDF. However the results have proved that the UDF calculations were wrong.