Kerala Polls: CM Vijayan dedicates 'Grand Victory' to people of state, jibes at Congress, BJP

The LDF government in Kerala had retained its power in the Assembly elections. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan came back with an absolute majority.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has dedicated this victory to the people of the state and also targetted Congress and BJP. He is humble to be into the power again and will start building a resilient Kerala.

"All along after the elections was announced, I had mentioned what is in store and I also said why I have that confidence. Then, I said we believe in the people and people believe in us and that's why I said we will win more seats than the last time. And it has happened and it happened with the help of the people who beloved in our capabilities as they know, it is only the Left which can work for the welfare and also the development of the state."

"We are deeply honoured by the support of the people who placed their full support on us and it was because of them that we were able to do this. We assure you the people that they can fully trust us and we see 'power' as not something to enjoy or to engage in corruption. We have a detailed manifesto which explains everything what we will do as we are one who will promise only what can be done," he added.

"They even went to the extent of saying that they, without even having the need for the mandatory majority for forming a government, will form the government. When it came to money power, none could match them and what one could see was the ill-effects of having huge money. The victory also shows that our state is not a ground for communal elements like some states in the country," he said.

Turning towards the Congress, he said the very existence of the Congress-led UDF is now under a cloud and this has to be discussed.

"Just see what happened when the state suffered a few disasters… what was the role of the Congress-led UDF. When the national agencies came calling here based on few allegations, instead of standing for the interest of the state, they were trying to attack us. The people saw all this and rightfully they did what any person would do and gave us their confidence. So in the best interest of the state, instead of joining hands for the progress of the state, the opposition was out to play spoil sport and the people acted," said Vijayan.

"Some media houses thought, that everything is under their control and at the tip of their pen. Lot of canards was being spread which were blatant lies and some even launched personal attacks. I wish to tell you (media) that the people know and gauge everything and you do not have any powers, which you think you have," Vijayan said.

"The media should introspect and we will only be glad if you engage in constructive criticism, which in fact it will be good for us… But that is not what is happening. All what I have to say to you is it is time that you introspect and apply a course correction in the scheme of things that you do. All should understand that we are passing through tough times and hence priorities should be reworked," he added.

Opposition Congress-led Opposition ended up getting 41 seats and BJP failed to get a single seat in the state.