Kerala is gearing up for its next assembly election, with voting scheduled on April 9. All 140 constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly will go to the polls in a single phase. The counting of votes is set for May 4. The election is expected to witness intense competition among the three main political forces in the state: the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
