While big brother CPI(M) walks away with the lion share of 92 seats, CPI was forced to be satisfied with just 27 -the same as before- with their last minute haranguing failing to yield any further increase in their share.

With CPI(M) being forced to walk a political tightrope to keep all its allies happy, PC George-led Kerala Congress (Secular)  and Gouriamma-led Janaathyapathya Samrakshana Samiti (JSS) proved to be the first casualties in the build-up to the May 16 Kerala assembly elections. Both were left in the lurch with no seats announced as their share.

The detailed list is as follows:

CPI(M) – 92

CPI – 27

Janata Dal (Secular) - 5

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) - 4

Congress (S) - 1

Kerala Congress (Scaria Thomas faction) - 1

Outside support

Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai faction) - 1

Kerala Congress (PC George faction) - Nil

Kerala Congress (Democratic) led by Francis George - 4

Janaathyapathya Samrakshana Samiti (JSS) led by KR Gouriamma - Nil

Indian National League (INL) led by SA Puthiyavalappil - 3

Forward Bloc - Nil

National Secular Conference led by PTA Rahim - Nil

Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP-Leninist) led by Kovoor Kunjumon - 1

Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP-Left) led by CP Karhtikeyan - Nil

Communist Marxist Party (CMP) led by KR Aravindakshan - 1

CPI(ML) Red Flag led by PC Unnichekkan - Nil

Whether all those LDF allies who came a cropper with respect to seat-sharing will continue in the Left fold is surely going to be an interesting topic for discussion in the coming days.