BJP Kerala has announced its candidates for the bye elections in three Assembly Constituencies in Kerala. BJP has limited presence in Kerala. Percentage of its vote share in the last eight Lok Sabha elections were (2009 – 6.31), (2004 – 10.39), (1999 – 6.56), (1998 – 8.02), (1996 – 6.22), (1991 – 4.61), (1989 – 4.51), (1984 – 1.75), going chronologically backward. It boasts Kasargode, Palghat and Trivandrum constituencies as its bastion, but in Kasargode the percentage of BJP share was 14.81, 12.25, 11.02, 11.90, 12.23, 9.89, 8.71 etc. In Palghat, 8.71, 18.00, 10.90, 8.34 etc. In Trivandrum, 11.4, 29.86, 20.93, 12.39, 10.63, 11.33, 8.47 etc. BJP fielding its own candidates only helped anti Hindu coalition. LDF is not different from UDF, but the left front has mass appeal.