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Three-time MLA and CPI(M) person from Idukki territory S. Rajendran has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The determination comes up of the Assembly elections successful Kerala. Mr. Rajendran accepted the enactment rank from BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Sunday (January 18, 2026).
Mr. Rajendran had represented the Devikulam constituency successful Idukki territory arsenic s CPI(M) subordinate successful 2006, 2011 and 2016. He was besides a subordinate of the party’s territory committee. In caller years, Mr. Rajendran’s relations with the CPI(M) has been acold from cordial.
In January 2022, the State secretariat of the CPI(M) had suspended Mr. Rajendran from the superior rank of the enactment for a twelvemonth pursuing allegations that helium had tried to decision the enactment campaigner A. Raja successful the Devikulam constituency.
In the CPI(M), Mr. Rajendran was viewed arsenic a district-level person who had power successful the plantation assemblage and the Tamil linguistic number colonisation successful Idukki district.
On his alteration of party, Mr. Rajendran said helium felt that a caller governmental involution was needed to code the problems of the plantation sector.
Of late, rumors were beardown that Mr. Rajendran was gravitating towards the BJP. Speculations had gained spot aft helium met elder BJP person Prakash Javadekar successful New Delhi past year.
Along with Mr. Rajendran, CPI person Gurunathan who was Chinnakanal grama panchayat president, and Santhosh, a CPI(M) member, besides accepted enactment rank from Mr. Chandrasekhar. On February 8, hundreds of radical volition instrumentality yhe enactment rank astatine Munnar, the BJP said.
Three-pronged campaign
Over the adjacent 90 days, the BJP volition absorption connected a three-pronged run focusing connected the themes of developed Kerala, extortion of religion and harmless Kerala. These 3 themes are of premier value for the advancement of the State, Mr. Chandrasekhar said.
The bulk Hindu assemblage successful Kerala was the poorest assemblage with the lowest per capita onshore and location ownership. This contented should beryllium discussed successful the upcoming elections, helium said. He besides urged the nationalist to cull the Congress’s nexus with the Jama’at e Islami.
