India, May 17 -- For the BJP, which won a massive victory in Bengal, a blip of hope in Kerala is being seen as another starting point to build up in the southern state, where it otherwise remains a distant player behind the Congress-led UDF that defeated the CPI(M)-led LDF this time.

The Centre's ruling party won three seats in the Kerala assembly of 140, and has since planned a 13-point political agenda that it said would shape its strategy in the state ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections of 2029.

The Hindutva-driven party's agenda places a focus on consolidating support among backward communities within the Hindu fold, while also seeking to dial down its earlier outreach to minority groups, particularly Christians.

Kerala is one of...