Kochi, April 8 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates contesting the Guruvayur and Aluva constituencies faced backlash after their targeted campaigns urging voters to elect a "Hindu MLA" instead of Muslims in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.

BJP leaders B Gopalakrishnan and MA Brahmaraj are contesting from Guruvayur and Aluva, respectively. Their campaigns have been accused of polarising voters by highlighting the religious backgrounds of previously elected candidates, Maktoob Media reported.

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Gopalakrishnan had noted that no Hindu MLA has been elected in Guruvayur in the past 50 years. He questioned why a temple town like Guruvayur lacks Hindu representation, claiming that b...