Twenty20, a corporate-backed outlier in Kerala’s conventional coalition politics, has thrown in its lot with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the Assembly elections. Mr. Jacob described the intense hostility toward Twenty20 as “an eye-opener.” Moreover, he said, the party’s development perspective dovetailed with that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The party needed to push back against the nexus hell-bent on rendering Twenty20 a political non-entity in Kerala. Mr Jacob denied that Twenty20 barely made a ripple on its home turf in Ernakulam district in the local body polls. This will supercharge NDA expansion: ChandrasekharMr Chandrasekhar said Mr Jacob would join Mr Modi on the dais when the Prime Minister visits Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2026 08:55 UTC