KOCHI, Feb. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's whirlwind tours to Thrissur and Kochi in the span of a fortnight created a big sensation all over Kerala. But with the Prime Miniter emplaning for Delhi from Kochi, the spirit generated by his roadshows and public meetings too got dissipated into thin air. The phenomenon was well proved by the public response to the padayatra being held by Kerala BJP president K Surendran from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram as part of the Hindutva party's Lok Sabha election campaign.
With 20 seats at stake from Kerala, chances of the BJP opening its account in the State in 2024 too look bleak, if the public response to the padayatra is any indication. Empty chairs and thin crowd, at times even less than 50 ...