Final Up to date: March 25, 2024, 16:06 IST
Kerala BJP president Ok. Surendran addresses a press convention in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI file photograph)
The BJP central management introduced on Sunday the candidature of Surendran to tackle two senior leaders of the INDIA alliance, Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and CPI’s Annie Raja
In a constituency the place Rahul Gandhi gained by a margin of over 4 lakh votes in 2019, his rival this time, BJP Kerala chief Ok Surendran who has been fielded because the get together’s candidate for Wayanad, stated on Monday that the Congress chief would face “the identical final result as in Amethi”.
The upcoming Lok Sabha election in Kerala took an fascinating flip with the candidature of Surendran being introduced for the Wayanad constituency the place Rahul Gandhi is contesting to retain his seat, whereas the Left Entrance has fielded senior CPI chief Annie Raja. The BJP central management introduced on Sunday the candidature of Surendran to tackle two senior leaders of the INDIA alliance, Gandhi and Annie Raja, the place the NDA candidate may garner solely 7.25 per cent of the vote share within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Speaking to the media after the announcement of his candidature, Surendran bombastically stated Gandhi would face the identical destiny in Wayanad as he encountered in Amethi final time. “Wayanad is a constituency the place there’s a growth disaster. Rahul Gandhi has finished nothing for the constituency. He’ll meet the identical destiny in Wayanad as he encountered in Amethi final time,” Surendran stated.
Gandhi had gained the constituency final time defeating CPI’s P P Suneer with a margin of over 4.31 lakh votes. An ally of the BJP, Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), had fielded its chief Thushar Vellappally, who may get solely 78,816 votes from Wayanad. “The central management has entrusted me with a accountability. They’ve requested to take up the battle in Wayanad constituency. The folks of Wayanad will certainly ask why the senior leaders of INDIA alliance are contesting one another in the identical constituency,” Surendran stated.
In the meantime, Annie Raja stated the Left events don’t determine candidature based mostly on opposing candidates. The BJP-led NDA was the final to announce the candidate for the Wayanad seat. The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) had introduced Annie’s candidature lengthy earlier than the Congress get together.
“We’re a lot forward within the campaigning. Now we have reached out to all sections of society. The response of the voters boosts our confidence,” she informed the media. The mountainous district of Wayanad faces a number of points, together with an increase in human-animal battle, amongst different components, which can sway voters.
The ruling CPI(M) and the opposition Congress within the state have been looking for to amend the Wildlife (Safety) Act, a Central Act, to cope with wild animal assaults. The BJP and the central authorities declare that the provisions are satisfactory and the state authorities simply must implement them correctly. Gandhi first contested from the Wayanad seat final time when he stood from Amethi as effectively. He misplaced Amethi to BJP’s Smriti Irani.
