Kerala’s heated Pathanamthitta contest holds lessons for LDF and BJP that go beyond May 23

One of Kerala’s most keenly-watched electoral contests is taking place in Pathanamthitta, a constituency that shot into national limelight for being the nerve-centre of the agitation over the entry of women of menstruating age at the Sabarimala hill-shrine.
Unlike a majority of the poll battles in the state, which are bipolar in nature between the Left and the Congress, the fight in Pathanamthitta is a test of how well the BJP can consolidate the Hindu vote over Sabarimala and its attempts to make inroads into communities which have traditionally been inimical to its brand of politics.

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