Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy hands over resignation letter to Governor P Sathasivam.


The Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Democratic Front on Thursday returned to power in Kerala getting a comfortable majority dealing a huge blow to the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front while the Bharatiya Janata Party created history making its debut.


In the 140-member assembly, the LDF won 91 seats, the UDF 47, the BJP and Independents one each. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Marxist Veteran V S Achutanandan and congratulated him for the LDF's resounding victory.

Immediately after the poll results were out, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, said he will be submitting his resignation on Friday (today), and added that poll outcome was a 'setback' and they had not expected such a defeat.