Rajeev Chandrasekhar Seemingly To Take Over As Subsequent Kerala BJP Chief: Why Occasion Prime Brass Backed Him – News18

Final Up to date:March 23, 2025, 18:01 IST

Rajeev Chandrasekhar is ready to develop into the following BJP Kerala chief, with sturdy backing from the celebration’s central management. He’s anticipated to file his nomination quickly and face no opposition.

Entrepreneur-turned-politician and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar is poised to take over as the following Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) Kerala chief because the celebration’s central management reportedly backed his nomination for the position.

Chandrasekhar, who attended the celebration’s core committee assembly in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, filed his nomination for the president’s publish on the BJP’s state headquarters at Mararji Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram.

He’s unlikely to face any opposition, and BJP leaders appeared assured that Chandrasekhar’s election to the publish might be unanimous. Chandrasekhar’s identify is ready to be formally introduced on the celebration conclave on Monday, which might be held on the Uday Palace Conference Centre in Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram. Union Minister and senior BJP chief Pralhad Joshi, accountable for the celebration’s organisational elections in Kerala, is predicted to make the announcement through the assembly.

Why BJP Prime Brass Backed Him

Chandrasekhar, who narrowly misplaced final yr’s Lok Sabha election from Thiruvananthapuram to Congress’ Shashi Tharoor by simply 16,000 votes, impressed celebration leaders along with his sturdy efficiency regardless of becoming a member of the race late and having solely two months to marketing campaign.

A Nair by caste, Chandrasekhar is predicted to solidify upper-caste Hindu votes within the state within the upcoming native physique elections and subsequent yr’s meeting election, His shut ties with distinguished Ezhava neighborhood chief Vellappally Natesan and his household might additional strengthen the BJP’s alliance with the Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS).

With the rising divide between the Christian and Muslim communities within the state – each of which maintain important social, financial, and political affect – the BJP appears to be in search of a pacesetter who can attraction to the Christian neighborhood. A section of the Christian inhabitants, which makes up 19% of the state’s inhabitants and is historically loyal to Congress, has reportedly grown disillusioned with each the Congress-led United Democratic Entrance (UDF) and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) because of their neglect of Christian considerations and the rising political affect of the Muslim neighborhood.