Kerala Taking a Left Turn: Panchayat Elections 2015

Kerala Taking a Left Turn: Panchayat Elections 2015

Combatting Hindutva Although the BJP's presence in Kerala is not very big, the LDF and the CPM (Communist Party of India (Marxist)) in particular, led an aggressive campaign against BJP's attempts to forge an alliance with the SNDP Yogam, the social organisation representing the Ezhava com...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly
Main Author: Vinodan, T K
Format: Journal Article Magazine Article
Language:English
Published: Mumbai Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd 07-11-2015
Subjects:
Corruption
Election results
Elections
Local elections
Modi, Narendra
Political aspects
Political parties
Polls & surveys
India
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Summary:Combatting Hindutva Although the BJP's presence in Kerala is not very big, the LDF and the CPM (Communist Party of India (Marxist)) in particular, led an aggressive campaign against BJP's attempts to forge an alliance with the SNDP Yogam, the social organisation representing the Ezhava community that forms the backbone of the leftist movement in Kerala. [...]the minority votes shifted to the Left as the minority communities found the Left parties to be more vigilant in countering the Hindutva forces. Apart from the BJP, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), a political party supporting Islamic fundamentalist ideas, also improved its electoral representation.
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ISSN:0012-9976