Rajeev Chandrasekhar Confirmed as Kerala BJP President in Unanimous Decision
The former Union Minister and technocrat becomes the first non-RSS leader to head the state unit, signaling a strategic shift ahead of upcoming elections.
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been unanimously elected as the next Kerala BJP president, with the formal announcement expected later today by BJP central observer Prahlad Joshi.
- Chandrasekhar’s appointment marks a historic first for the Kerala BJP, as he is the first leader without a Sangh Parivar background to assume this position.
- The decision, backed by the BJP state core committee, aims to strengthen the party’s appeal among young voters and key demographic groups like the Nair community.
- Chandrasekhar, a three-time Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Minister, brings two decades of political experience and will lead the party into crucial local body and Assembly elections in 2025 and 2026.
- Replacing K. Surendran after his five-year term, Chandrasekhar faces the challenge of expanding BJP’s limited electoral footprint in Kerala, a state dominated by Congress and Left parties.
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