The 2019 Kerala Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held in the 3rd phase on Tuesday April 23,2019 will see the BJP trying to widen its
political footprint in Kerala, the state which largely witnesses a
two-cornered contest between the Left Democratic Front and the
Congress-led United Democratic Front.
The Sangh Parivar, which has gained a foothold in the state over the years, has been raising a number of issues, including a demand for a ban on beef consumption and cow slaughter, so-called Love Jihad, and more recently the Sabarimala controversy to shore up its chances in the coastal state.
The support to the Sabarimala issue by the RSS, which runs over 5,000 shakhas, the highest in the country, has found resonance even with those who are traditionally not supporters of the saffron ideology. The violence after the Supreme Court’s September 2018 order allowing women of all ages into the hilltop shrine was projected by the RSS as being the work of the “godless” CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front against Hindus
Number of Lok Sabha seats in the state: 20
Number of voters in the state: 2,54,08711 (Male 12297403, Female 13111189, Transgender 119 (As on January 31, 2019)
2014 Lok Sabha Election Results
UDF: Congress 8, Muslim League 2, RSP 1, Kerala Congress (Mani) 1
LDF: CPI(M) 7, CPI 1
Number of assembly seats: 140(after 2016 Assembly Elections)
Party wise break-up of assembly seats: LDF 91, UDF 47 & BJP one.
CPI(M) 58, CPI 19, JD(S) 3, NCP 2, CPI(M)-backed Independents 5, Kerala Congress (B) one, CMP one, Nationalist Congress 1, RSP one
Congress 22, Muslim League 18, Kerala Congress (Mani) 6, Kerala Congress (Jacob) 1, BJP one
The Sangh Parivar, which has gained a foothold in the state over the years, has been raising a number of issues, including a demand for a ban on beef consumption and cow slaughter, so-called Love Jihad, and more recently the Sabarimala controversy to shore up its chances in the coastal state.
The support to the Sabarimala issue by the RSS, which runs over 5,000 shakhas, the highest in the country, has found resonance even with those who are traditionally not supporters of the saffron ideology. The violence after the Supreme Court’s September 2018 order allowing women of all ages into the hilltop shrine was projected by the RSS as being the work of the “godless” CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front against Hindus
Number of Lok Sabha seats in the state: 20
Number of voters in the state: 2,54,08711 (Male 12297403, Female 13111189, Transgender 119 (As on January 31, 2019)
2014 Lok Sabha Election Results
UDF: Congress 8, Muslim League 2, RSP 1, Kerala Congress (Mani) 1
LDF: CPI(M) 7, CPI 1
Number of assembly seats: 140(after 2016 Assembly Elections)
Party wise break-up of assembly seats: LDF 91, UDF 47 & BJP one.
CPI(M) 58, CPI 19, JD(S) 3, NCP 2, CPI(M)-backed Independents 5, Kerala Congress (B) one, CMP one, Nationalist Congress 1, RSP one
Congress 22, Muslim League 18, Kerala Congress (Mani) 6, Kerala Congress (Jacob) 1, BJP one
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