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News Article: LDF Government Touts Development Successes Ahead of Local Body Polls in Kozhikode

Kozhikode, India – December 7, 2025 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan highlighted the development achievements of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government during a campaign event in Kozhikode on Sunday evening, ahead of upcoming local body elections. Addressing a crowd gathered on Kozhikode beach, Vijayan emphasized that the LDF’s sustained power over two terms has enabled significant infrastructure and social welfare initiatives.

Key accomplishments touted by the Chief Minister include the near eradication of extreme poverty in the state through increased social security allowances and a strengthened public food distribution system. Micro-plans were implemented to improve living conditions.

Vijayan also emphasized the government’s success in reviving the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), which facilitated approximately ₹90,000 crore worth of infrastructure projects, dwarfing the ₹40,000 crore spent using the state exchequer over the past decade. Projects included crucial national highway widening projects.

Criticizing the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), Vijayan stated that the UDF government neglected social security pensions, leaving 18 months of payments overdue when they left office in 2016. He also claimed the UDF’s inaction on national highway expansion prompted the National Highways Authority of India to halt operations in the state.

“I came here from Thrissur. It did not take more than two hours to reach Kozhikode. Once the ongoing works across the State are complete, the travelling time between various places will reduce considerably,” Vijayan stated, highlighting the improved transportation infrastructure.

The Chief Minister also released the LDF’s manifesto for the Kozhikode Corporation during the event. Ministers P.A. Mohamed Riyas and A.K. Saseendran, and CPI(M) district secretary M. Mehboob were among the attendees.

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