<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has tendered resignation soon after the rout suffered by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Assembly polls.</p><p>Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar accepted the resignation and requested him to continue as caretaker Chief Minister until alternate arrangements were made.</p><p>A curious question doing the rounds is whether Vijayan will serve as the leader of opposition in the Assembly. CPM had given age relaxations to 80 year old Vijayan to contest in the assembly polls. </p>.Kerala Assembly Elections 2026 | Fathima Thahiliya becomes IUML's maiden woman MLA.<p>Meanwhile, CPM state secretary M V Govindan said that an in-depth analysis of the election results would be made and corrective measures would be initiated. </p><p>As many as 13 ministers in the state got defeated in the election, whereas Vijayan's victory margin also came down by around 30,000 votes.</p><p>Many prominent leaders including former health minister K K Shailaja also got defeated. Shailaja, who won for Mattanur in Kannur with a record margin in 2021, got defeated to Kerala PCC president Sunny Joseph at Peravoor by over 14,000 votes. </p><p>CPM that contested in 77 seats won only 26 while CPI that contested in 24 seats won only eight seats.</p><p>LDF coalition partner Kerala Congress (Mani) that contested in 12 seats got defeated in all the seats. Party chairman Jose K Mani, who is a Rajya Sabha MP, got defeated in party home turf Pala in Kottayam that was represented by his father K M Mani for more than 50 years.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has tendered resignation soon after the rout suffered by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Assembly polls.</p><p>Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar accepted the resignation and requested him to continue as caretaker Chief Minister until alternate arrangements were made.</p><p>A curious question doing the rounds is whether Vijayan will serve as the leader of opposition in the Assembly. CPM had given age relaxations to 80 year old Vijayan to contest in the assembly polls. </p>.Kerala Assembly Elections 2026 | Fathima Thahiliya becomes IUML's maiden woman MLA.<p>Meanwhile, CPM state secretary M V Govindan said that an in-depth analysis of the election results would be made and corrective measures would be initiated. </p><p>As many as 13 ministers in the state got defeated in the election, whereas Vijayan's victory margin also came down by around 30,000 votes.</p><p>Many prominent leaders including former health minister K K Shailaja also got defeated. Shailaja, who won for Mattanur in Kannur with a record margin in 2021, got defeated to Kerala PCC president Sunny Joseph at Peravoor by over 14,000 votes. </p><p>CPM that contested in 77 seats won only 26 while CPI that contested in 24 seats won only eight seats.</p><p>LDF coalition partner Kerala Congress (Mani) that contested in 12 seats got defeated in all the seats. Party chairman Jose K Mani, who is a Rajya Sabha MP, got defeated in party home turf Pala in Kottayam that was represented by his father K M Mani for more than 50 years.</p>