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Bharatiya Janata Party State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced that helium volition contention the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections from Nemom successful Thiruvananthapuram.
He made the declaration during the ‘Vote Vibe- 2025’ programme organised by the Thrissur Press Club connected Tuesday.
“I volition contention 100 %. If needed, I tin adjacent archer you the constituency,” helium said, adding that it would beryllium Nemom.
His announcement comes adjacent earlier campaigner discussions person officially begun wrong the party. Responding to a query connected whether Congress MP Shashi Tharoor would articulation the BJP, Mr. Chandrasekhar said helium had nary specified expectations.
Mr. Chandrasekhar had contested against Mr. Tharoor successful the Lok Sabha elections from Thiruvananthapuram, securing a important pb successful the Nemom segment. Nemom holds peculiar value for the BJP — it was from present that the enactment won its first-ever MLA spot successful the State erstwhile O. Rajagopal emerged victorious successful 2016.
In 2021, Kummanam Rajasekharan mislaid the seat. It is astatine contiguous represented by Minister V. Sivankutty.
Criticising the show of section bodies, Mr. Chandrasekhar said governance successful the State had been stagnant for 20–25 years. “There is nary forward-looking plan, including successful Thrissur. Unplanned expenditure successful the section bodies stands astatine 30–40%. There is nary roadworthy representation to code issues affecting people,” helium said.
He added that if elected, a BJP-led medication would bring a alteration successful governance style. “We volition instrumentality integer governance and present each services astatine people’s doorsteps. Inclusive government, transparent governance, and governance astatine the doorstep are our objectives,” helium said.
Mr. Chandrasekhar added that each Central authorities projects would beryllium afloat implemented successful Kerala’s section bodies nether the BJP rule.
“Our authorities is not astir controversy; it is astir development,” helium reiterated.
