This refers to the editorial, “Steady gains for Right” (July 2). The BJP needs to mull over its chances of gaining a firm foothold in Kerala, dominated by the left and the Congress, to make inroads into the southern part of India. As things stand, only Karnataka is a bright prospect for the party in the region. With Ms J Jayalalithaa, who is at the peak of her popularity in Tamil Nadu, not hostile to the BJP, and Mr N Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP in Andhra Pradesh, part of the NDA, the BJP now needs to consolidate on its performance in Kerala.
