Big role for religion, caste in State polls
The Hindu
Minor shift in community votes impact fortunes of LDF and UDF
Kerala appears no different from other States when it comes to influence of religion and caste in any elections. As evident in the voting patterns, religion and caste wield a strong presence in Lok Sabha and Assembly polls for multiple reasons, including selection of candidates under existing political circumstances. Even a minor shift in the votes of Ezhava and Nair communities belonging to the Hindu segment, Muslim and Christian communities has impacted the electoral fortunes of both the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Left Democratic Front (LDF). The previous Assembly and Lok Sabha polls show that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been able to garner a large chunk of the votes of Nair community from the Congress- led UDF and also moderately from the Ezhava community that traditionally voted for the CPI-M-led LDF.
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