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India: Communist-led front wins Kerala state elections

INDIA’S Communist-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) defied ruling party violence to win legislative elections in Kerala state yesterday.

Voting took place in five states over six weeks, with the count held yesterday.

The LDF won 91 of the 140 seats in Kerala, up 24 on the 2011 election, with more than three quarters of the state’s 26 million voters turning out.

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