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  Kerala and BJP – the 2019 story
  But the result in Thiruvananthapuram was an anomaly. Here BJP had a base of about 27% in 2016 and had come as close to victory as 15000 votes in 2014. Yet, the party not only didn't win here but the margin of defeat increased to about 100,000 votes. There could be several reasons one can speculate on for this result.