Congress leader R. Reshmi joins BJP

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Mahila Congress person R. Reshmi has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She accepted BJP rank from the party’s State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar present connected Saturday.

There was speculation implicit the past respective days astir her moving person to the BJP. Ms. Reshmi was the UDF campaigner against Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal successful the Kottarakara constituency the 2021 State Assembly elections.

On Saturday, Ms. Reshmi said she had decided to portion ways with the Congress, of which she had been a subordinate for 20 years, owed to definite “bad experineces” pursuing the past Assembly polls. Ms. Reshmi’s determination to the BJP besides comes amid reports that P. Aisha Potti, the erstwhile CPI(M) MLA who had joined the Congress, would contention arsenic the UDF campaigner successful Kottarakara successful the 2026 Assembly polls. Mr. Chandrasekhar indicated that Ms. Reshmi would beryllium a campaigner successful the upcoming elections.

Published - February 21, 2026 09:30 p.m. IST

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