Former Kerala Finance Minister and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Thomas Isaac expressed confidence that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will win the state assembly elections, citing notable progress in infrastructure and tourism throughout Kerala.
Speaking on April 5, Isaac pointed to improvements in roads and a rise in homestays along coastal areas as key factors contributing to public support for the current government. He told ANI, “LDF is going to win this election. For a simple reason, you must have noticed the Keralam roads. They have become first grade. Today, we have been traversing the coastal area. I have come across a minimum of 250 homestays. These homestays have sprung up because of the infrastructure improvement that has taken place, and there are tourists walking to this area. So in every sector, there has been such a remarkable improvement that people want continuity to the government.”
Isaac also addressed allegations by Rahul Gandhi regarding an alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Pinarayi Vijayan. He stated, “I can show you, almost every election since 1960, in some seat or other, there has been a deceitful alliance between BJP and Congress to defeat CPM.”
Responding to claims from both the BJP and Congress concerning a lack of infrastructure development, he highlighted his experience as Finance Minister and MLA, emphasising significant advances since 2016. “Currently, two lakh crores of infrastructure development is going on here. One lakh directly by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) and the state government. And another lakh of investment that we have leveraged using KIIFB, including national highways. This is unprecedented. Let these projects be completed in a year or two, and Kerala would have,” he said.
Voting for the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections is scheduled for April 9, with counting of votes set for May 4. The incumbent assembly’s term will end on May 23.
The Left Democratic Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), includes other significant parties such as Kerala Congress (M), Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar).

