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The BJP, which won 3 seats successful the Kerala Assembly for the archetypal time, volition tract its campaigner successful the predetermination for the Speaker's post, State enactment president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said connected Thursday.
The enactment has decided to tract B B Gopakumar, the recently elected MLA from the Chathannoor spot successful Kollam district, for the post, helium told reporters.
The predetermination to the Speaker's station volition beryllium held connected Friday. While the Congress-led UDF has announced seasoned person Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan arsenic its campaigner for the post, the Opposition LDF has not announced its campaigner truthful far.
BJP's 3 MLAs successful the State Assembly are Mr. Gopakumar, V Muraleedharan and Mr. Chandrasekhar himself.
"For the archetypal clip successful the past of Kerala politics, determination volition beryllium a BJP campaigner successful the predetermination to the post. Gopakumar volition beryllium the BJP candidate. His sanction volition beryllium projected by myself and Muraleedharan," Mr. Chandrasekhar said.
Ahead of taking oath arsenic members of the Legislative Assembly, the BJP MLAs-designate paid floral tributes astatine the Palayam Martyrs' Memorial.
