Published - January 03, 2026 08:14 pm IST - KOZHIKODE As the first phase of inspection of electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the upcoming Assembly elections began in Kozhikode on Saturday (January 3), both the Congress–led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) appears to have plunged into election mode, recalibrating their strategies in the aftermath of the recent local body polls. Buoyed by its success in capturing the district panchayat, the Congress–Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) combine has initiated preliminary exercises to identify potential candidates for the district’s 13 Assembly segments. The Congress, which has been without a representative from Kozhikode in the State Assembly for the past 25 years, is hopeful of reversing its fortunes this time.
