THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the assembly elections just five months away, today is the semi-final results day for the fronts. The graph of victories and defeats will help them plan their strategies in the remaining days.

The district panchayat, municipal and corporation results will be a reflection of the current political support. The Left Front has the dream of a third term. UDF knows that a comeback will be difficult if it has to sit on the opposition bench again. The BJP, which has won one seat in the Lok Sabha, will be shamed if it does not have at least one leader in the assembly. It is from these realizations that the fronts and political observers view the local body results.

The UDF has been talking about front expansion for a long time. It is known that some small parties close to

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