Thiruvananthapuram: Over 14 million electorate are eligible to vote today in the second and final phase of Kerala's civic polls which is witnessing a keen contest between the UDF and the LDF.
The voting is spread across seven of the 14 districts and decide the political fate of more than 40,000 candidates vying for 12,651 seats.
The seven districts are Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram.
The first phase of the voting on November 2 saw more than 8.4 million of the 10.1 million registered voters exercising their franchise.
Counting of votes will take place on Saturday.
While the major clash is between the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the Left opposition, the BJP is trying to make major gains in a state where it has traditionally been a marginal player.
In the 2010 civic polls, for the first time in several years, the UDF won more than 65 percent of the over 20,000 seats.
The Oommen Chandy-led UDF government feels that if it maintains a similar grip over the local bodies, it could well be on the road to victory in the assembly polls next year.
But the Left is optimistic too. Senior CPI-M legislator AK Balan said: "The Left is heading for a handsome victory in the civic polls."
The BJP, which had just around 500 seats in the outgoing local bodies, is hoping to do better.
The voting is spread across seven of the 14 districts and decide the political fate of more than 40,000 candidates vying for 12,651 seats.
The seven districts are Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram.
Counting of votes will take place on Saturday.
Advertisement
In the 2010 civic polls, for the first time in several years, the UDF won more than 65 percent of the over 20,000 seats.
Advertisement
But the Left is optimistic too. Senior CPI-M legislator AK Balan said: "The Left is heading for a handsome victory in the civic polls."
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
In Rare Recovery, Kerala Boy Survives Infection Which Has 97% Mortality Rate Migrant Worker Found Living In Dog Kennel On Rent In Kerala, Probe Ordered Explained: The Nipah Virus, Its Causes, Symptoms And Treatment IAS Officer's Wife Who "Eloped" With Gangster Returns Home, Dies By Suicide INS Brahmaputra Severely Damaged In Fire, Lying On Its Side; Sailor Missing Elon Musk Reacts After Vivek Ramaswamy's Biden Prediction Goes Viral Shraddha Walkar Case: Accused's Plea For Trial Only Twice A Month Rejected "I Know Trump's Type", Says Kamala Harris As She Launches Election Campaign Biden Urges Democrats To "Embrace" Kamala Harris Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.