The BJP is likely to open its account in Kerala with its party leaders Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Suresh Gopi leading in Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur, respectively.
As per Election Commission data at 11:09 am, Suresh Gopi is leading in the Thrissur constituency by 33,008 votes and Chandrasekhar is leading Congress’ Shahshi Tharoor by over 8,000 votes.
Suresh Gopi was leading in the Thrissur constituency by polling 15,8573 votes, with Communist Party of India’s Adv VS, SunilKumar in second spot with 12,8500 votes and K Muraleedharan of the Indian National Congress in the third position with 13,0060 votes, the Election Commission trends showed.
The actor-turned-politician had lost from Thrissur in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and then in the 2021 state assembly polls.
The counting of votes polled in the 26 April Lok Sabha elections in Kerala commenced at 8 am on Tuesday.
The votes are being counted in 20 centres across the state. Postal ballots were taken up first.
A total of 194 candidates are vying for the 20 seats in the state, with Congress-led UDF expecting to repeat its performance in the 2019 LS polls, the CPI(M)-led ruling LDF aiming to do much better than the last general elections, and the BJP-led NDA hoping to open its account in Kerala.
With inputs from agencies
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