BJP formalises alliance with SNDP-led outfit

“Aspiration with nationalists’ forces (in Kerala) is immense. We have always tried that nationalist forces come together,” Union Minister J P Nadda said while announcing the tie-up.

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Kerala, the BJP Thursday announced its electoral alliance with the newly formed Bhartiya Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS).

The BDJS is led by Eazhava outfit Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam.

“Aspiration with nationalists’ forces (in Kerala) is immense. We have always tried that nationalist forces come together. We will see to it that our front emerges victorious,” Union Minister J P Nadda said while announcing the tie-up.

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“Power has changed between UDF and LDF for four decades in Kerala but it has seen no development. It has seen unparallelled violence and no development. Kerala has reached a standstill. People want an alternative,” Nadda said.

BJP sources said the BDJS, which will be sharing seats with small social outfits which have come together for a grand alliance in the state, has demanded 70 seats in the 140-member Assembly.

The BJP has not yet opened its account in the Kerala Assembly.

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