Kochi

The three major fronts—Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF), and National Democratic Alliance (NDA)—have reached broad understandings on seat-sharing for the Kochi Corporation local body polls, with only minor details pending. The UDF launched its bid to reclaim the corporation by releasing a 'chargesheet' against the LDF's five-year governance. Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan accused the LDF of turning the city into a 'living hell'.