Unlike in the past, mainstream political parties in Kerala have apparently got into a preparatory mode for the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
Both the major coalitions -the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI-M]-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) - as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have started to competitively devise long term strategies for the elections.
This competitive long-term planning is based on the premise that the polls are not going to a 100-metre dash but a cross country marathon. Voters are notoriously fickle, they require constant care. Or else, any sudden religious or political upheaval, like the Sabarimala verdict in 2018, can prompt them to change their mind., sources said.
