Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visits to Kerala and his engagement with Christian community leaders have activated political discussions about the Bharatiya Janata Party’s strategy to win seats in the Lok Sabha, from Kerala, where the party has not been successful so far.
Last week, Mr. Modi, went on a two-day visit to the State, led a lively roadshow in Kochi during the evening and visited the Sree Krishna temple at Guruvayur the following day. He attended the wedding ceremony of a daughter of actor-politician Suresh Gopi, a potential candidate of the BJP in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. He also visited the Thriprayar Sree Ramaswami temple in Nattika, Thrissur. Later, he inaugurated projects worth ₹4,000 crore in Kochi, addressed a gathering of BJP booth-level leaders, and met several others before returning to Delhi.
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