Following record voter turnout in Kerala's Assembly elections, Christian leaders within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expressed feelings of betrayal by Church authorities, claiming they were encouraged to support the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). The BJP has prominently featured Christian candidates, such as state vice president Shone George in Pala and his father P C George in Poonjar, both constituencies in Kottayam district, which have significant Catholic populations. The controversy stems from the introduction of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Bill in the Lok Sabha, which requires organizations to disclose foreign funding. Shone George criticized the Church's stance, questioning what benefits they have received from the UDF and asserting that the BJP had previously supported the Church's interests by intervening to shelve the FCRA Bill. The situation escalated when P C George revealed that a bishop had instructed nuns to vote for the UDF, leading to further tensions. The FCRA issue has seemingly united various Churches in Kerala against the BJP, despite previous concerns regarding attacks on Christian missionaries in northern India.