BJP secures 2nd spot in 6 seats; expands Kerala footprint

The BJP, which gained three seats in the Kerala Assembly polls and ended its political drought in the State, came in second place in six other constituencies.

The BJP got second place in Thiruvalla, Palakkad, Malampuzha, Attingal, Kasaragod and Manjeshwar seats after counting of votes on May 4.

In Thiruvalla, BJP’s State general secretary Anoop Antony came second with 43,078 votes and lost by a margin of 10,146 to advocate Varghese Mammen of the Kerala Congress (KEC). He also increased the party’s vote share in the constituency as compared to the 2021 Assembly polls.

In 2021, the BJP came third with 16.25 per cent of the votes, while this time it got 30.61 per cent of the votes.