BJP ended its Kerala assembly drought by winning three seats and finishing second in six constituencies, improving vote share in key areas like Thiruvalla, Palakkad, and Attingal, though it still trailed UDF’s dominant 102-seat victory over LDF’s 35
Congress leader K C Venugopal alleged a secret pact between BJP and CPI(M) in Kerala, citing Palakkad as a key example, while both parties dismissed the claims as political rhetoric ahead of a closely contested election
