The UDF should ensure that BJP did not get a single seat in the elections so that communal harmony was preserved in the state, the senior Congress leader told a meet-the press organised by Kerala Union of Working Journalists here.
Antony, who is launching his whirlwind campaign tour from Kasargod tomorrow, also came down on CPI-M's 'politics of violence' and said LDF should not come to power as the Marxist party was 25 years behind in matters of development.
"CPI(M) was like a 'rip wan winkle' and wakes up only after a gap of 25 years. So, we should not allow it to come to power," he said.
Targeting the BJP, Antony said after the NDA came to power two years ago, there had been several instances of tension and violence from various parts of the country.
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"Communal polarisation, creating communal divide and tensions" were the main agenda of the BJP, he alleged.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi had been battling both inside and outside Parliament against the 'wrong' policies of the NDA government, he said.
As part of BJP's 'conspiracy' to weaken the Congress, governments in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand were brought down, and in BJP ruled states of Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat, where Congress was the main opposition, attempts were being made to make it less effective, he alleged.
"Kerala voters will not accept this alliance and I feel that both parties will suffer," he said.
BJP, which is yet to send a member to the Kerala assembly, is going all out to break the jinx this time and has lined up campaign rallies by top leaders led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will address six meetings, and party chief Amit Shah.
On UDF's prospects, Antony said he felt both UDF and LDF were neck-and-neck in the race now, while a couple of a days ago LDF did have an edge.
"This is a do or die battle. UDF's victory is the aim. We should set aside small differences and fight unitedly to ensure that UDF emerges victorious," Antony said.