The two fronts changed places again, continuing Kerala's pattern of alternating governments.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 40 of the 140 seats.

That left it short of the 71-seat majority mark — a hung house, where no single party wins enough seats to govern alone.

Its main rival, the Indian National Congress, won 37 seats.

The two fronts traded places again, and a clear share of seats changed hands to make it happen.

14 of the INC's seats moved straight to the CPM, the single biggest shift of the election.

Across the state, 52 of 140 seats changed hands from the previous election.

A few numbers from that election stand out.

Kunnathunad, Keralam had the closest race of the year, decided by a margin of just 60 votes — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second. It also drew the largest field of candidates anywhere, 20 in all.

Varkala, Keralam had the widest margin of the year, with the winner finishing 34.6% of the vote ahead of the runner-up.

About 84.5% of registered voters turned out to cast a ballot at Sherthalai, Keralam, the highest share of any seat that year.

Statewide, the INC actually polled a higher vote share — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate — than the CPM, 30.4% against 21.6%, even though it won far fewer seats.

This continued the back-and-forth between Kerala's two rival fronts.