UDF to get 100 seats in Kerala, says state Congress chief Sunny Joseph
Initial counting trends show the Congress-led alliance crossing the 90-seat mark, as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and several ministers trail in key constituencies
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (PTI) As the Congress-led UDF leads in Kerala after the first one hour of counting of votes polled in the April 9 state assembly elections, the party's state unit chief Sunny Joseph said it indicates a trend in its favour.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief Joseph also expressed confidence that the UDF will reach the 100 seat mark.
"It indicates a pro-UDF trend in the state. We will reach the 100 seats mark," he told a TV channel.
As per news reports, after the first hour of counting of votes, UDF was leading in over 90 seats, while the LDF was ahead in just over 40 seats and the NDA was in the front in 5 out of the total 140 seats.
Reports also showed that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and majority of the state ministers were behind in the initial rounds of counting. PTI
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