Following the UDF’s return to power in Kerala, Shashi Tharoor said the mandate reflected communal harmony across the state’s constituencies. He asserted that the election results demonstrated that identity politics had failed to weaken Kerala’s social cohesion.  

After the UDF's comeback in Kerala, Shashi Tharoor said the verdict reflected communal harmony across constituencies. He argued that the results showed identity politics had not broken the state's social fabric.