Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 21 -- Union Minister Piyush Goyal expressed confidence on Friday and said that BJP will earn the love and affection of the people of Kerala and also hoped that the party receives a "thumping majority" in the state.

Piyush Goyal said that the lotus would bloom in Kerala and hoped that the people of the state would repose their trust and confidence in the BJP.

When asked if BJP has high hopes in Kerala (to win elections), Union Minister Piyush Goyal said, "The lotus will bloom in Kerala, and the lotus will earn the love and affection of the people of Kerala. We want to have a thumping majority just like we won in the Central government for the third time."

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