THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While the BJP is celebrating the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen its political base in Kerala, the Left and Right fronts are closely looking at the new political ripples it will create.

The Prime Minister garnered attention yesterday in Kochi by wearing a dhoti, greeting the public by walking along the road and raising the slogan of development to the youth. Everyone is curious about the speech he is going to deliver in the capital today. The realization that the people of Kerala will emotionally receive the development mantra, especially railway development, prompted the BJP leadership to allow the Vande Bharat train and announce projects, including the development of the Nemom station. The Prime Minister's visit to the cathedral in Delhi on Easter Day is seen as a boost to the party's diplomatic efforts to win over Christians. Both the LDF and the UDF are seriously assessing such planned moves by the central and state BJP leaders.

Modi's meeting with various Christian leaders in Kochi yesterday is also noteworthy. The formation of the National Progressive Party by making the fall in rubber prices a political issue is a continuation of BJP's manoeuvres. It is believed that the Prime Minister may make some dramatic announcements today in Thiruvananthapuram regarding the rubber issue.