As the early trends of the state assembly elections show LDF leading in Kerala, CPI(M)'s Prakash Karat extended his greetings to the public for vesting their faith in the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government. Calling it a significant victory, Prakash Karat said that in past 40 years no government has been re-elected for a second successive term. This shows people of Kerala have appreciated performance of Pinarayi Vijayan govt, the way it tackled floods, Covid and pro-people development. This victory has improved the majority that the LDF had in last election,” said Karat.