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KASARAGOD: BJP state president Ok Surendran is contesting in two assembly constituencies — Manjeshwar, the place he misplaced by 89 votes in 2016, and in Konni, the epicentre of Sabarimala protest. It’s the primary time a BJP chief is contesting from two constituencies in Kerala.
Surendran, who took a chopper to attain Manjeshwar on Sunday, said he was contesting from the two constituencies on account of the oldsters of every the areas impressed confidence in him and the event.
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In Manjeshwar, he said, he misplaced by 89 votes to PB Abdul Razak “due to bogus voting and dishonest by the IUML with the assistance of the CPM”. “It can be crucial that the BJP reclaim Manjeshwar,” he said. To be certain, he had gone to the extreme courtroom alleging bogus voting nonetheless could not present his price.
On Konni, Surendran said the constituency had given him quite a lot of emotional experience by way of the Sabarimala protest.
Sabarimala is a matter on this election, he said. “(Minister for Devaswom) Kadakampally Surendran stated he regretted what occurred in Sabarimala. It was him and the chief minister who allowed girls to enter Sabarimala,” he said. “It’s an election challenge, whether or not I contest in Konni or not,” he said and added that he was contesting inside the two constituencies on account of the oldsters of every the areas reposed faith in him.To be certain, inside the by-election held in 2019, he received right here third behind the LDF and the UDF candidates with 39,786 votes in Konni. The LDF’s Janeesh Kumar polled 54,099 votes.
Surendran said the BJP has launched out an “spectacular record of candidates”.
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The BJP has fielded luminaries from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities in unreserved seats, the event president said. “You will discover many ladies in our record of candidates,” he said.
The BJP has given significance to the spiritual minorities, he said. “Now we have subject eight Christians and two Muslims,” he said and added that the BJP’s document of candidates was a reflection of Kerala society. “It’s a critical effort. Now we have massive hopes of forming the federal government,” he said.
Because the event’s president, Surendran said, he could be campaigning in the entire constituencies in Kerala. “In Manjeshwar and Konni, our occasion staff will take up the marketing campaign. Now we have lakhs of occasion staff,” he said.
