Overview
- Shah formally opened Mararji Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram by hoisting the party flag, planting a sapling and unveiling a bust of former leader K G Marar.
- At Putharikandam Maidan, around 25,000 in-person and 150,000 online participants witnessed the launch of ‘Viksit Keralam’ as the BJP’s organisational drive for upcoming local body elections.
- He accused the CPI(M)-led LDF and Congress-led UDF of corruption, appeasement politics and enabling groups like the banned PFI, positioning the BJP as the only force for clean governance.
- The Home Minister pledged to contest all 21,000 wards in the local polls, aiming to boost the party’s vote share to 25% and lay groundwork for a BJP-led government in the 2026 Assembly elections.
- Linking state development to national security, Shah vowed that India would be free of Naxalism by March 31, 2026, tying Kerala’s progress to a broader ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision.