Among the spectators were National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Thiruvananthapuram Mayor, councillors, and other party functionaries.
"Anybody who is interested should join the NDA, and that invitation applies to Pinarayi Vijayan and anybody else, but we certainly don't expect Pinarayi Vijayan to join the NDA, because Pinarayi Vijayan comes with a lot of baggage," Chandrasekhar told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram.
The announcement was made by Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajeev Chandrasekhar during a press conference alongside Twenty20 president Sabu M Jacob.
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday welcomed former CPI(M) MLA from Devikulam, S Rajendran, into the party and slammed the CPI(M) and Congress as "apathetic", alleging corruption.
Announcing his decision, Rajendran told reporters, "I have joined the BJP without any conditions. I have no desire to contest elections. I came to the BJP office alone and did not invite anyone else to join the party. I have been assured that the issues I raised will be addressed. The BJP
" In the very city of Mumbai, where the Congress was born, it has now become a fourth or fifth-ranked party. In Maharashtra, which the Congress ruled for years, the party has completely shrunk. The Congress has lost the trust of the country because it has no agenda for development," the P
"I thank PM Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for sanctioning this new train service on the Thrissur-Guruvayur route. Thousands of daily commuters and devotees travelling to Guruvayur Temple will benefit from this new service," the BJP state chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar wr
Chandrasekhar said, "When the Sabarimala scam first came out, our Chief Minister's first response to it, he said it was a slip-up. He hoped the SIT, which is the Kerala police and reports to him, would help him put this under the carpet. The Home Minister himself, when he came to Trivandr
"Our goal is to make Kerala fully developed and to protect Kerala from anti-national forces, to protect the power of faith that has existed in Kerala for centuries," Shah said while addressing a gathering of newly elected local body representatives.
Chandrasekhar was addressing a gathering attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during which he recalled Shah's visit to Thiruvananthapuram six months ago to launch the BJP's "Mission 2025." He said the party remained united and worked with focus, leading to the election outcome.
Launching a vile attack on Congress leadership, Chandrasekhar said, "It is ironical that the Congress party, on top of whom sits an Italian lady (Sonia Gandhi), who's the leader, who has brought to Kerala and put on the heads of Wayanad, a non-Malayalam speaking MP (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra)
Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday hit out at the Congress and ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala over the Sabarimala gold theft case and alleged that both are united in corruption. He said that they have governed Kerala for decades, and it was time to