- LDF rout in Kerala: CPI(M) leaders acknowledge loss, Pinarayi Vijayan remains silent The News Minute
- Results signal political shift in Kannur, says Sunny Joseph The Hindu
- 1st time in 50 years, no Indian state is Left-ruled. What went wrong with CPI(M) strategy in Kerala ThePrint
- Kerala polls: Brand Pinarayi’s centralised model past its expiry date The Times of India
- CPI(M) to discuss reasons for LDF poll debacle in Kozhikode, Cong. to examine Beypore defeat The Hindu