The BJP on Tuesday finally managed to open account in Kerala, with actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi winning the Thrissur seat by a margin of nearly 75,000 votes
As the counting is almost in the final stages, out of the 20 seats, the Congress-led United Democratic Front ensured victory in 17 seats, ruling CPM-led Left Democratic Front in one seat and BJP-led NDA in one seat. A neck-and-neck fight between Congress and CPM is still on at Attingal near Thiruvananthapuram.
Reacting to the development, the actor, who contested from the seat for the second time after losing in 2019, said, “What was very impossible became gloriously possible.”
Gopi said he “bowed down to” the “truly secular voters” of Thrissur, adding that there were attempts to “corrupt” the voters’ mind away from the BJP but the Gods “led them in the correct path”.
“Attempts were made to mislead the voters but God led them on the correct path to accept my party through me …even if some of you feel that this is a miracle, this miracle was imminent…The victory is due to people’s blessings. I bow down to the truly secular voters of Thrissur who made this victory possible,” the actor said.
He further said that “…Narendra Modi is my political God. ..I am not believing in just a manifesto…I will work for the whole Kerala…I will work as Kerala MP…”
The 65-year-old actor said, ” I am in totally an ecstatic mood. What was very impossible became gloriously possible…it was not a 62-day campaign process, it was an emotional carriage for the past 7 years…I work for Kerala as a whole. My first pick will be to have AIIMS…”
Gopi also credited his victory to the BJP workers who worked in his election campaign.
“I also credit my party workers who worked in more than a thousand booths in the constituency. A lot of mothers and sisters from other districts and states also worked for me.
Many of them came from Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi. Their effort made a positive impact,” he said.
Suresh Gopi was leading with 4,12,338 votes in the Thrissur constituency with a margin of 74686 votes over V S Sunil Kumar of the CPI and Congress’ Muraleedharan of the Congress who polled 3,28,124 votes, as per data on the poll body’s website at 5:23 pm.
The polling in Kerala was held in single phase on 26 April. The voter turnout was recorded at 71.27 per cent. Out of the total 2,77,49,158 voters in Kerala, a total of 1,97,77,478 exercised their franchise.
In the 2019 General Elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP failed to open its account in the southern state.
In its attempt to garner votes in Kerala, the BJP focussed on the Christian community in the state which accounts for 18.38 per cent of the total population.
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP crossed the majority mark in early leads and the INDIA bloc above 200, defying all exit poll predictions.
The BJP is currently leading in over 240 seats, as per the latest trends by the ECI. The Lok Sabha elections were held across the country in seven phases from 19 April to 1 June.
With inputs from agencies
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