BJP can get seats in two digits in Kerala if it is two zeroes: Shashi Tharoor

Arguing that the BJPs vote share in Kerala has reached its saturation point Congress MP Shashi Tharoor dismissed the prospect of the party doing better in the upcoming Lok Sabha election on WednesdayI am afraid the only way they can get two digits is if it is two zeroes The issue with the BJP is that they dont understand Keralas history and culture Communalism cannot go beyond a small limit here Tharoor told ANII give Narendra Modi credit for taking a 6 per cent party to a 1213 per cent party but that is it The ceiling has been reached We know they tried to reach out to the Christian community but after the horrors of Manipur it wont work he addedBJP has been wooing the Christian community with the Prime Minister himself having met Christian religious leaders from the state multiple times both in Delhi and Kerala during his visit thereThe Christian community has a significant presence in the Central Travancore area of the state and their vote is said to be significant in winning in any of the constituencies thereTalking about his candidature in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency Tharoor said The congress party has not yet announced any candidature nor has it told any of us that we will not be contesting Whatever I am doing is working as a sitting MP I have responsibilities to my constituency which I am doing nowReacting to the crisis faced by the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government in Himachal Pradesh after crossvoting by some of the Congress MLAs in the recently held Rajya Sabha Tharoor said the political development there was disappointingIts a really disappointing development in a democracy that a government elected less than a year ago with a 4025 clear majority can be subverted in this way in an undemocratic manner We know the BJP is extremely well funded but its a misuse of both money and muscle power by the BJP Tharoor assertedOn being asked about the ongoing political turmoil within Himachal Pradeshs Congress unit Tharoor said I am waiting for more details I cant comment beyond what I have read in the headlines where I think its a betrayal of the peoples mandate Every time the BJP does something like this In the past they have done it in 45 states Its a real assault on democracy he addedCrossvoting by six Congress MLAs for the lone Rajya Sabha seat and the resignation of Vikramaditya Singh from the council of ministers plunged the Sukhuled government into a crisis in the hill stateThe backtoback developments brought to the fore the rift within the ruling party while the BJP claimed the Congress had lost the moral standing to be in power after losing majority in the AssemblyThe BJP said the Rajya Sabha results show that the Sukhuled Congress government has lost its majority whereas the CM has claimed to remain in power with a majorityLoP Jairam Thakur earlier said that the state CM should resign from his post on moral groundsCongress does not have a majority and they cannot pass the budget so they suspended 15 BJP MLAs without any reason They will now try to pass the budget but it will be against the rules If he CM Sukhu has even a little bit of morality left then he should resign he saidHe further said that the action of the Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania to suspend 15 BJP MLAs is condemnableThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever