Overview
- Devan publicly announced his resignation from the BJP’s primary membership and as state vice‑president at a function on Sunday at the Kanachukulangara (Kanichukulangara) Devi temple in Alappuzha.
- He said his politics is guided by the social‑reform ideas of Sree Narayana Guru and that the Kerala BJP has veered away from those principles.
- The temple event was attended by SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan and BJP leader B Radhakrishna Menon, who later criticized Devan for using the religious platform to make the announcement.
- Devan reminded listeners that he merged his Kerala People’s Party into the BJP in 2021 after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said he had worked actively for BJP electoral campaigns, including claiming a role in Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s 2026 Assembly victory.
- His exit comes as the BJP’s Kerala unit faces internal disputes and contested allegations about misuse of Assembly‑election funds raised by P. C. George that he later sought to retract, leaving the claims unresolved and disputed by party leaders.