Thiruvananthapuram: A day after the polls, leaders of political parties expressed hope of registering resounding victory in local body polls in the district.
Minister Kadakampally Surendran said that LDF is in for a historic win in Thiruvananthapuram corporation. He said that LDF will retain power with absolute majority.
Congress MLA V S Sivakumar said that UDF rule is a certainty in local bodies in the district including Thiruvananthapuram corporation. He said that the poll verdict will be a fitting reply to rumours propagated by LDF and BJP.
“It was an anticipatory bail on the part of LDF and BJP to allege that UDF entered into deals with both fronts. The UDF rule will be a striking contradiction to LDF reign which had always disregarded the interests of the city,” said VS Sivakumar.
BJP former parliamentary party leader P Ashok Kumar, who is contesting in this year’s , said that BJP will reap the rewards for their good work.
“We had started field work early and during the campaign, there was evident resistance to LDF and UDF. People want a change and this is sure to reflect in the results. We are going to improve our tally to such a level that we will win absolute majority,” said P Ashok Kumar.
The pre-poll campaign had witnessed heated allegations from all parties against each other of entering into shady alliances and understandings to tweak the poll results in their favour.