Former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar elected BJP Kerala unit chief

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kerala unit on Monday unanimously elected former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar as its president.

The former minister of state for water resources succeeds K Surendran, who held the post since 2020.

Chandrasekhar was the only candidate for the position, reported PTI. He submitted two sets of nomination papers for the role at the BJP’s state headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

The former Union minister had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Thiruvananthapuram as the National Democratic Alliance candidate. He was defeated by Congress’ Shashi Tharoor by 16,077 votes.

After his loss, the BJP leader announced on social media that it was “curtains down on his 18-year stint of public service”. He soon retracted his post, claiming an end to his tenure in Parliament.

Today marks the end of my 18 years long stint as a MP and my 3 years as Minister of State in the Council of Ministers under Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji.

A tweet - tweeted by a new young intern in my team - thanking everyone for their inspiration and support during…— Rajeev Chandrasekhar ?? (@RajeevRC_X) June 9, 2024

Chandrasekhar has represented Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha for three terms and served as the BJP’s national spokesperson. He is also vice chairman of the National Democratic Alliance’s Kerala unit.

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