Kerala Elections 2026 | "People Trust CM's Leadership": AN Shamseer On Upcoming Kerala Polls

Kerala Assembly Speaker AN Shamseer tells NDTV that the Left Democratic Front is confident of returning to power for a third term, citing gains in infrastructure, welfare, health, and education over the past decade. He dismissed dissent within the CPM as part of a natural party process and defended the leadership of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as stable and effective. On allegations of political violence in Kannur, Shamseer claimed there have been no political murders in the past four years, attributing the relative calm to the party's decision not to retaliate and to sustained dialogue. He also asserted that minority communities feel secure under Left rule, even as the opposition banks on anti-incumbency and recent local poll gains.