India: Kerala Election Results With A Subtle Warning · Global Voices
Inji Pennu

As the new seven member state cabinet of Kerala is to be sworn in on Wednesday the 18th of May 2011 there are no obvious signs of celebrations across the ranks.
In the recent State Assembly Elections when the results were out on 13th of May 2011, Kerala was in the brink of creating history. The state has a long standing tradition of voting against the governing party. This time the race was very close, the winning party had to satisfy with just a few more additional seats for the 140 strong State Assembly. The UDF (United Democratic Front) won 72 seats and the LDF (Left Democratic Front) won 68 seats. Kerala is a highly politically active state, democratically electing the second Communist Government in the World after San Marino.
The lackluster victory has dampened the spirits of election watchers in the Internet world as well, as there are very few mention of both the victory and the defeat.
Prasanth M writes,
Kerala Congress Party Workers Celebrate. Image by author.
аҙӘаөҒаҙұаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаөҒ аҙӘаөӢаҙ•аөҒаҙЁаөҚаҙЁ аҙёаөјаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аҙҫаҙ°аҙҝаҙІаөҶ аҙ®аҙӨаөҚаҙёаҙ°аҙҝаҙҡаөҚаҙҡ аҙ®аҙЁаөҚаҙӨаөҚаҙ°аҙҝаҙ®аҙҫаөјаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҚ аҙ•аҙҝаҙҹаөҚаҙҹаҙҝаҙҜ аҙӯаөӮаҙ°аҙҝаҙӘаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аҙӮ аҙ…аҙөаҙ°аөҒаҙҹаөҶ аҙӘаөҚаҙ°аҙөаөјаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙЁ аҙ®аҙҝаҙ•аҙөаҙҝаҙЁаөҒаҙіаөҚаҙі аҙёаҙҫаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аөҚаҙҜаҙӘаҙӨаөҚаҙ°аҙ®аҙҫаҙҜаҙҝ. аҙӯаҙ°аҙЈ аҙөаҙҝаҙ°аөҒаҙҰаөҚаҙ§ аҙөаҙҝаҙ•аҙҫаҙ°аҙ®аҙҝаҙІаөҚаҙІ аҙҺаҙЁаөҚаҙЁ аҙөаҙҫаҙҰаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙЁаөҒ аҙҮаҙӨаөҚ аҙ…аҙҹаҙҝаҙөаҙ°аҙҜаҙҝаҙҹаөҒаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҒ. 2006аөҪ аҙӨаөӢаҙұаөҚаҙұ аҙ®аҙЁаөҚаҙӨаөҚаҙ°аҙҝаҙ®аҙҫаҙ°аҙҝаөҪ аҙ•аөҒаҙһаөҚаҙһаҙҫаҙІаҙҝ аҙ•аөҒаҙҹаөҚаҙҹаҙҝ, аҙ®аөҒаҙЁаөҖаөј, аҙ°аҙҫаҙ®аҙҡаҙЁаөҚаҙҰаөҚаҙ°аө» аҙ®аҙҫаҙёаөҚаҙұаөҚаҙұаөј, аҙҮ аҙҹаҙҝ аҙ®аөҒаҙ№аҙ®аөҚаҙ®аҙҰаөҚ аҙ¬аҙ·аөҖаөј аҙӨаөҒаҙҹаҙҷаөҚаҙҷаҙҝ аҙ’аҙ°аөҒ аҙЁаҙҝаҙ° аҙӨаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҶ аҙүаҙЈаөҚаҙҹаҙҫаҙҜаҙҝаҙ°аөҒаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҒ аҙҺаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаҙӨаөҒ аҙёаөҚаҙ®аҙ°аҙЈаөҖаҙҜаҙӮ.
Chill_ara writes,
аҙ•аҙҹаөҒаҙӨаөҚаҙӨ аҙӘаөӢаҙ°аҙҫаҙҹаөҚаҙҹаҙ®аҙҫаҙҜаҙҝаҙ°аөҒаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҒ!
аҙӘаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аөҮ аҙөаҙҝаҙҡаҙҫаҙ°аҙҝаҙҡаөҚаҙҡаҙӨаөҚ аҙӘаөӢаҙІаөҶ аҙЁаҙ®аөҚаҙ® аҙҹаөҖаҙӮ аҙӨаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҶ аҙ•аҙ·аөҚаҙҹаҙҝ аҙңаҙҜаҙҝаҙҡаөҚаҙҡаөҒ аҙ•аҙҜаҙұаҙҝ. аҙ®аөҶаҙёаөҚаҙёаөҮаҙңаөҚ аҙ•аөҚаҙіаҙҝаҙҜаҙұаҙҫаҙЈаөҚ..аҙ®аҙІаҙҜаҙҫаҙіаҙҝаҙ•аҙіаөҒаҙҹаөҶ “аҙ…аҙ•аөҚаҙ•аҙ°аҙӘаөҚаҙӘаҙҡаөҚаҙҡ”аҙёаөҚаҙөаҙӯаҙҫаҙөаҙӮ аҙ®аҙҫаҙұаҙҝ аҙӨаөҒаҙҹаҙҷаөҚаҙҷаҙҝаҙҜаҙҝаҙ°аҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҒаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҒ..аҙ…аҙҙаҙҝаҙ®аҙӨаҙҝ аҙөаҙҝаҙ°аөҒаҙҰаөҚаҙ§аҙӨ, аҙҹаөҚаҙ°аҙҫаҙЁаөҚвҖҚаҙёаөҚаҙӘаөҶаҙ°аҙЁаөҚвҖҚаҙёаҙҝ, аҙЁаҙІаөҚаҙІ аҙӘаөҚаҙ°аҙөаҙ°аөҚвҖҚаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙЁаҙӮ аҙ®аөҒаҙӨаҙІаҙҫаҙҜаҙөаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аҙҫаҙЈаөҚ аҙ•аөӮаҙҹаөҒаҙӨаҙІаөҚвҖҚ аҙӘаөҚаҙ°аҙҫаҙ§аҙҫаҙЁаөҚаҙҜаҙӮ аҙҺаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҚ аҙҲ аҙҮаҙІаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аҙЁаөҚвҖҚ аҙ’аҙ°аөҒ аҙӘаҙ°аҙҝаҙ§аҙҝ аҙөаҙ°аөҶ аҙӨаөҶаҙіаҙҝаҙҜаҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҒаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҒ. UDF аҙЁаөҒ аҙҶаҙҳаөӢаҙ·аҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аҙҫаҙӮ, аҙ…аҙ№аөҚаҙІаҙҫаҙҰаҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аҙҫаҙӮ, аҙӘаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аөҮ аҙ®аҙұаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аҙ°аөҒаҙӨаөҚ…аҙ…аҙҹаөҒаҙӨаөҚаҙӨ аҙ…аҙһаөҚаҙҡаөҚ аҙ•аөҠаҙІаөҚаҙІаҙӮ аҙҸаҙӨаҙҫаҙҜаҙҫаҙІаөҒаҙӮ LDF аҙ•аөҠаҙЈаөҚаҙҹаөҒаҙӘаөӢаҙ•аөҒаҙӮ аҙҺаҙЁаөҚаҙЁ аҙ®аҙЁаөӢаҙӯаҙҫаҙөаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаөӢаҙҹаөҶаҙҜаөҒаҙіаөҚаҙі аҙӘаөҚаҙ°аҙөаҙ°аөҚвҖҚаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙЁаҙӮ аҙ®аҙҫаҙұаөҚаҙұаҙҝ, аҙ’аҙЁаөҚаҙЁаҙҫаҙһаөҚаҙһаөҒ аҙӘаҙҝаҙҹаҙҝаҙҡаөҚаҙҡаҙҫаҙІаөҚвҖҚ аҙ…аҙҹаөҒаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙӨаөҚ аҙ•аөӮаҙҹаҙҝ аҙҮаҙҷаөҚаҙҷаөҚ аҙӘаөӢаҙ°аөҒаҙӮ. аҙөаҙҙаҙҝ аҙ•аҙҫаҙҹаөҚаҙҹаҙҝаҙҜ LDF аҙЁаөҒ аҙЁаҙЁаөҚаҙҰаҙҝ!
Najim Kochukalunk writes,
аҙңаҙЁаҙӮ аҙҮаҙӨаөҚаҙ° аҙӘаҙ•аөҚаҙөаҙӨаҙ®аөҒаҙұаөҚаҙұаҙҝаҙҜаҙөаҙ°аҙҫаҙҜаҙҝ аҙ®аҙҫаҙұаҙҝаҙҜаөҶаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҚ аҙӘаҙӨаҙҝаҙөаөҒ аҙңаҙҫаҙІаҙөаҙҝаҙҰаөҚаҙҜаҙ•аҙіаөҒаҙ®аҙҫаҙҜаҙҝ аҙӨаөҶаҙ°аҙһаөҚаҙһаөҶаҙҹаөҒаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаөҒ аҙ—аөӢаҙҰаҙҜаҙҝаҙІаөҶаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаөҒаҙ®аөҚаҙӘаөӢаҙіаөҚвҖҚ аҙҮаҙөаҙ°аҙҫаҙ°аөҒаҙӮ аҙ•аҙ°аөҒаҙӨаҙҝаҙҜаҙҝаҙ°аөҒаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаҙҝаҙІаөҚаҙІ. аҙ…аҙӨаҙҫаҙЈаөҚ аҙӘаөҚаҙ°аҙӨаөҖаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аҙҝаҙҡаөҚаҙҡаҙӨаөҚаҙ° аҙ•аҙҝаҙҹаөҚаҙҹаҙҝаҙҜаҙҝаҙІаөҚаҙІаөҶаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҚ аҙүаҙ®аөҚаҙ®аҙЁаөҚвҖҚ аҙҡаҙҫаҙЈаөҚаҙҹаҙҝаҙҜаөҒаҙӮ аҙӘаөҚаҙ°аҙӨаөҖаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аҙҝаҙҡаөҚаҙҡаҙҝаҙҹаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаөӢаҙіаҙӮ аҙҺаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙҜаҙҝаҙІаөҚаҙІаөҶаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҚ аҙөаҙҝ.аҙҺаҙёаөҒаҙӮ аҙҰаөҖаҙ°аөҚвҖҚаҙҳаҙЁаҙҝаҙ¶аөҚаҙөаҙҫаҙёаҙ®аҙҜаҙҡаөҚаҙҡаҙӨаөҚ. аҙ¶аҙ°аҙҝаҙҜаҙҫаҙҜ аҙңаҙЁаҙөаҙҝаҙ§аҙҝ аҙҮаҙӨаҙҫаҙЈаөҚ. аҙ’аҙ°аөҒ аҙЁаөӮаҙІаөҚвҖҚаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаҙҫаҙІаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙЁаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаөҒаҙұаҙөаөҒаҙ®аҙҝаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаөҒаҙұаҙөаөҒаҙӮ аҙЁаҙҝаҙұаөҒаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙҜаөҒаҙіаөҚаҙі аҙ•аҙіаҙҝ. аҙ“аҙ°аөӢ аҙҮаҙһаөҚаҙҡаҙҝаҙІаөҒаҙӮ аҙёаөӮаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аөҚаҙ®аҙӨ аҙӘаөҒаҙІаҙ°аөҚвҖҚаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙҜаҙҝаҙІаөҚаҙІаөҶаҙҷаөҚаҙ•аҙҝаҙІаөҚвҖҚ аҙӨаөҶаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаҙҝ аҙ…аҙ—аҙҫаҙ§аҙӨаҙҜаҙҝаҙІаөҮаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҚ аҙӘаҙӨаҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҒаҙ®аөҶаҙЁаөҚаҙЁ аҙ’аҙ°аөҒаҙіаөҚвҖҚаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аҙҝаҙҹаҙҝаҙІаҙӮ аҙӯаҙ°аҙЈаҙҫаҙ§аҙҝаҙ•аҙҫаҙ°аҙҝаҙ•аҙіаөҶ аҙЁаөҮаҙ°аөҶ аҙЁаҙҹаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аҙҫаҙЁаөҚвҖҚ аҙӘаөҚаҙ°аөҮаҙ°аҙҝаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҒаҙӮ.
Biju C.P writes,
аҙӨаҙҝаҙ°аҙһаөҚаҙһаөҶаҙҹаөҒаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаөҚвҖҢ- аҙңаҙҜаҙҝаҙҡаөҚаҙҡаҙӨаөҚвҖҢ аҙңаҙЁаҙҷаөҚаҙҷаҙіаөҚвҖҚ аҙ®аҙҫаҙӨаөҚаҙ°аҙӮ
аҙөаҙҝаҙөаҙҝаҙ§ аҙ°аҙҫаҙ·аөҚаҙҹаөҚаҙ°аөҖаҙҜ аҙ•аҙ•аөҚаҙ·аҙҝаҙ•аҙіаөҒаҙӮ аҙёаҙ®аөҒаҙҰаҙҫаҙҜ аҙ¶аҙ•аөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙ•аҙіаөҒаҙ®аөҠаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҶ аҙҡаөҮаҙ°аөҚвҖҚаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҚвҖҢ аҙӘаҙ°аҙҫаҙңаҙҜаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаөҶаҙҹаөҒаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҫаҙЁаөҚвҖҚ аҙ¶аөҚаҙ°аҙ®аҙҝаҙҡаөҚаҙҡаөҶаҙҷаөҚаҙ•аҙҝаҙІаөҒаҙӮ аҙ®аҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ• аҙ°аҙҫаҙ·аөҚаҙҹаөҚаҙ°аөҖаҙҜ аҙ•аҙ•аөҚаҙ·аҙҝаҙ•аҙіаөҶаҙҜаөҒаҙӮ аҙӘаҙ°аҙҫаҙңаҙҜаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаөҶаҙҹаөҒаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҠаҙЈаөҚаҙҹаөҚвҖҢ аҙ•аөҮаҙ°аҙі аҙңаҙЁаҙӨ аҙҲ аҙӨаҙҝаҙ°аҙһаөҚаҙһаөҶаҙҹаөҒаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаҙҝаҙІаөҚвҖҚ аҙөаҙҝаҙңаҙҜаҙӮ аҙЁаөҮаҙҹаҙҝаҙҜаҙҝаҙ°аҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҒаҙ•аҙҜаҙҫаҙЈаөҚвҖҢ. аҙ•аөҮаҙ°аҙіаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙЁаөҚаҙұаөҶ аҙӘаөҠаҙӨаөҒ аҙ®аҙЁаҙёаөҚаҙёаөҚвҖҢ аҙҮаҙҹаҙӨаөҒ аҙӘаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙЁаөҠаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаҙӮ аҙЁаҙҝаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҶаҙҷаөҚаҙ•аҙҝаҙІаөҒаҙӮ аҙ…аҙӨаҙӮаҙ—аөҖаҙ•аҙ°аҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аҙҫаҙЁаөӢ аҙңаҙЁаҙҷаөҚаҙҷаҙіаөҚвҖҚаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҠаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаҙ®аөҶаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҫаҙЁаөӢ аҙҮаҙҹаҙӨаөҒ аҙ®аөҒаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаҙЈаҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҒ аҙ•аҙҙаҙҝаҙһаөҚаҙһаҙҝаҙІаөҚаҙІаөҶаҙҷаөҚаҙ•аҙҝаҙІаөҒаҙӮ аҙөаҙҝаҙңаҙҜаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙЁаөҚаҙұаөҶ аҙ•аҙҫаҙ°аөҚаҙҜаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙІаөҚвҖҚ аҙңаҙЁаҙҷаөҚаҙҷаҙіаөҚвҖҚ аҙ®аөҒаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаҙҝаҙІаөҚвҖҚаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙЁаөҚаҙЁаөҶаҙҜаҙҫаҙЈаөҚвҖҢ.
He adds:
аҙ•аөҮаҙ°аҙіаөҖаҙҜ аҙёаөҚвҖҢаҙӨаөҚаҙ°аөҖ аҙёаҙ®аөӮаҙ№аҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙЁаөҚаҙұаөҶ аҙӘаҙ°аҙҫаҙңаҙҜаҙӮ
аҙ•аөҒаҙһаөҚаҙһаҙҫаҙІаҙҝаҙ•аөҚаҙ•аөҒаҙҹаөҚаҙҹаҙҝаҙҜаөҒаҙӮ аҙңаөӢаҙёаҙ«аөҒаҙӮ аҙүаҙіаөҚвҖҚаҙӘаөҚаҙӘаөҶаҙҹаөҶаҙҜаөҒаҙіаҙіаҙөаҙ°аөҚвҖҚ аҙөаҙЁаөҚвҖҚ аҙӯаөӮаҙ°аҙҝаҙӘаҙ•аөҚаҙ·аҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙІаөҚвҖҚ аҙөаҙҝаҙңаҙҜаҙҝаҙҡаөҚаҙҡаөҒ. аҙөаөӢаҙҹаөҚаҙҹаҙ°аөҚвҖҚаҙ®аҙҫаҙ°аөҒаҙҹаөҶ аҙ•аөӮаҙҹаөҚаҙҹаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙІаөҚвҖҚ 50 аҙ¶аҙӨаҙ®аҙҫаҙЁаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙІаҙ§аҙҝаҙ•аҙӮ аҙёаөҚвҖҢаҙӨаөҚаҙ°аөҖаҙ•аҙіаҙҫаҙЈаөҶаҙҷаөҚаҙ•аҙҝаҙІаөҒаҙӮ аҙҺаҙӮаҙҺаҙІаөҚвҖҚ аҙҺаҙ®аҙҫаҙ°аөҒаҙҹаөҶ аҙ•аөӮаҙҹаөҚаҙҹаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаҙҝаҙІаөҚвҖҚ аҙ…аҙһаөҚаҙҡаөҒ аҙ¶аҙӨаҙ®аҙҫаҙЁаҙӨаөҚаҙӨаөӢаҙіаҙ®аөҮаҙҜаөҒаҙіаөҚаҙіаөӮ аҙёаөҚвҖҢаҙӨаөҚаҙ°аөҖаҙ•аҙіаөҚвҖҚ.
The historical defeat of the communist party in West Bengal, the massive victory of Jay Lalitha in Tamil Nadu and the saving grace of Kerala all sends out a clear message to the political parties. People are fed up of the usual gimmicks of money and muscle power; they are rejecting corruption and speaking up finally for their rights. Politicians kindly take note.