Kerala civic polls: Shah thanks people, workers

BJP president Amit Shah today thanked people of Kerala for reposing faith in the party and congratulated party workers in the state for BJP's impressive performance in the civic polls.
"Congratulations to Karyakartas and BJP Kerala unit for impressive performance in civic polls, also thank people of Kerala for showing faith in us," he tweeted.
BJP made major inroads in the civic polls in Kerala by improving its performance, while the ruling Congress-led UDF suffered a setback while CPI(M)-led LDF won a majority.
The civic elections are considered as a semifinal ahead of next year's Assembly polls.
BJP, which has so far failed to taste success in Assembly and Parliament elections in the state, won one municipality and 14 gram panchayats, but made significant inroads in several places especially Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Palakkad, posing stiff threat to both UDF and LDF.

Shah's 'political agenda' in Kerala to have cooperation with Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam, an outfit of backward Ezhava community led by its general secretary Vellappaly Natesan seems to have paid off.
Dealing a major blow to both UDF and LDF in the prestigious 100-member Thiruvananthauram Corporation, BJP wrested 34 wards, pushing UDF to third spot with 21 seats. LDF, which held the Corporation for the last two decades, won 42 wards, short of a simple majority.
BJP's improvememnt is significant as it had won only six wards in the last polls.