Leaders Present Brave Faces, But Nilambur Leaves Parties Anxious

The greatest worry for LDF and UDF is the votes that might have gone in favour of Anvar

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Malappuram

AFTER an eventful campaign and an impressive voter turnout in the Nilambur by-election, the leaders of political parties have settled down for a stock-taking exercise to reach a rough assessment of the votes polled in their favour.

Interestingly, the parties have two sets of calculations — one for public consumption and the other a closer-to-reality picture gathered from grassroots workers. And there is a huge gap between the margin of victory the parties claim in public and their real expectations.