New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Bharatitya Janata Party's (BJP) recent victory in Thiruvananthapuram Muncipal Corporation marks a turning point in Kerala's political history and is beginning of a larger change in Kerala in favour of the saffron party.

PM Modi, adressing a rally in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, recalled how in 1987, the BJP started its journey in Gujarat by winnng Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for the first time. That victory in Ahmedabad, the prime minister said, was a breakthrough that went on to change Gujarat's political direction.

"Since then, based on BJP's performance people of Gujarat have been elected us for more than two decades. I am sure BJP's victory in Thiruvananth...