On a humid counting day in Kerala, as victory margins swelled and the United Democratic Front (UDF) surged back to power, Ramesh Chennithala stood vindicated in the quiet way that has come to define his politics, with no theatrics, but just numbers telling their own story.
From the Haripad Assembly constituency, a margin of 23,377 votes did more than secure another term in the Kerala Assembly. While it marks his sixth term as MLA, in addition to four stints as Member of Parliament, it also pulled the long-serving organisational man back into the conversation for the Chief Minister’s chair.
Published – May 05, 2026 06:09 pm IST
