Thiruvananthapuram: With the counting for Kerala local body polls underway, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have reasons to cheer, while the anti-incumbency factor seems to be hitting the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front.

While the UDF leads in the overall tally, the NDA is well ahead in Thiruvananthapuram corporation but is facing a tough fight in Palakkad and Pandalam municipalities where it was in power.

Former director general of police and retired IPS officer R Sreelekha won as BJP candidate in her maiden electoral contest in Thiruvananthapuram.

Out of the six corporations, UDF is leading in four and LDF and NDA in one each. In 2020 LDF won five and UDF one.

Among the 87 municipalities, UDF is leading in 54, LDF in

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