Hindus face a peculiar challenge in Kerala ::: Sickular Shocker from 'God's Own Country' -- Hindu MLAs "less than 50 per cent" for the first time

The Minorities have reasons to smile and it is in God's Own Country - my favourite Mallu land. 

Between Christians and Muslims - if numbers are any indication; the Christians are having the last laugh. They are the third largest religious group but has total 36 MLAs - one more than Muslims.

Put together  Muslim and Christian legislators outnumber Hindus in Kerala - a fact that will not be debated much in Sickular and Firangi media. 

Blogger and daughter combo in Kerala 

In the 140-member assembly, there are 69 Hindus and total minority number is -- 71.

There are 36 Christian legislators and 35 Muslims.

 

Closer scrutiny reveals that -- the Congress led UDF have 63 minority MLAs  of total 102 legislators the new ruling combine will have. Of them - 33 are Christians and 30 Muslims. 

The Congress party has 8 Muslims. The total Congress strength in Kerala assembly is 63. IUML has 22 members and obviously all are Muslims. 

From the Left Democratic Front (LDF) stock -- there are total 35 MLAs and of them -- three Christians and five Muslims. 

The CPI-M has total 26 MLAs. 

The NDA or the BJP to be precise has three legislators  -- and all three (that is hundred per cent) are Hindus. 

Family trip : God's Own Country 

The projected population of Kerala in 2025 was  approximately 35.27 million to 36.11 million.  

Based on 2023 migration survey data, the Hindu population in Kerala is approximately 53.2%, making it the largest religious group, followed by Muslims at 29.3% and Christians at 16.9%. 

Muslims are seeing faster demographic growth, it was revealed.  

In percentage break up -- after 2026 elections -- Hindus have 48.29 per centage representation in Kerala assembly. 

Christians - 25.71 per cent of the total population and Muslims -- 25 per cent.  

According to 2011 Census data, Christians make up 18.38% of Kerala’s population, totaling over 6.14 million people. 

As the third-largest religious group in the state, this population represents a significant share of India’s total Christian community, with concentrations highest in central districts. Key denominations include Catholics, Jacobites, Orthodox, and Mar Thoma.  

According to the 2011 Census of India, the Muslim population in Kerala was approximately 88.73 lakh (8.87 million), constituting 26.56% of the state's total population of 3.34 crore. 

As of 2026, the Muslim community represents about 27% of the population, with a significant presence in Malappuram district, which holds the highest concentration.