Overview
- Chandrasekhar announced his decision at the Thrissur Press Club’s Vote Vibe-2025 program on Tuesday.
- The declaration precedes the BJP’s formal candidate-selection process and comes as Kerala readies for local body polls on December 9 and 11.
- Nemom gave the BJP its first Kerala Assembly seat in 2016 under O. Rajagopal, and the seat has been held since 2021 by LDF minister V. Sivankutty.
- As the BJP’s 2024 Lok Sabha candidate in Thiruvananthapuram, Chandrasekhar led in the Nemom segment but lost the overall race to Shashi Tharoor by 16,077 votes.
- He framed his bid around changing Kerala’s ‘style of governance,’ promising digital, inclusive and transparent delivery at people’s doorsteps and full rollout of Central projects.