BJP’s failed Christian outreach attempt in Kerala

Nothing seems to be working for the Kerala unit of the BJP, especially when it comes to the party’s attempts to woo Christian voters. Its efforts to win over the Christians have backfired on multiple occasions and that too at defining political moments.

A series of force majeure events has spoiled the party’s bid to win the trust of Christian voters, whom it considers essential to ending its electoral drought in the State. The latest in the series is the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) pushed by the Union government, which are supposed to give wide-ranging powers to a government-appointed designated authority to take control of the assets and properties acquired using foreign contributions, in the event of failure to renew or cancellation of FCRA licence. The move came at a time when the State was heading for Assembly polls.