Though minority consolidation arising out of the "fear" that BJP-led by Narendra Modi was set to gain power at the Centre helped UDF in some constituencies, the party is not of the view that Christian and Muslim minorities had voted overwhelmingly for the UDF.
The party's state committee, which reviewed the election results in detail, however, concluded that minority polarisation was not a general trend across the state, as evident from the LDF victory in Christian-dominated seats like Idukki and Chalakkudi.
Briefing reporters on the conclusion of the two-day meettoday, party's state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said "the fearthat Modi-led BJP is going to gain power at the Centre had been exploited by Congress and its UDF allies in some seats."
However, in constituencies like Idukki, wrested from UDF by the LDF-independent candidate, issues like the Western Ghats conservation report dominated and saw the minorities rallying behind the LDF, he said.
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'Misleading' propaganda by a section of the media and the stand of some community outfits (of the Hindu fold) for pecuniary benefits also helped UDF.
Vijayan said the party would examine in detail whether there had been erosion of LDF votes, especially in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha and Vatakara.
On the use of certain adverse expressions by him against RSP candidate N K Premachandran in Kollam, sparking widespread criticism, Vijayan said he had only used an expression which the person concerned deserved.
RSP left LDF on the eve of the polls and joined UDF and Premachandran won Kollam seat by a comfortable margin.