<span style="color: #222222;">Election campaign for the first phase of Kerala local body polls ended on Sunday evening.  Polling will be held in five districts on December 8th, Tuesday. There are a total of 88.26 lakh voters and 24,584 candidates in these five districts.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">State witnesses a three – cornered contest with ruling LDF, Congress-led UDF and BJP-led NDA as major players. Rallies, marches and public meetings were replaced by  virtual rallies and social media campaigns due to Covid-19 restrictions. </span><br />''  <br />