Last Updated: March 25, 2024, 16:06 IST
Kerala BJP president Okay. 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 received by a margin of over 4 lakh votes in 2019, his rival this time, BJP Kerala chief Okay Surendran who has been fielded because the get together’s candidate for Wayanad, stated on Monday that the Congress chief would face “the same outcome as in Amethi”.
The upcoming Lok Sabha election in Kerala took an attention-grabbing 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 Front 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.
Talking 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 where there is a development crisis. Rahul Gandhi has done nothing for the constituency. He will meet the same fate in Wayanad as he encountered in Amethi last time,” Surendran stated.
Gandhi had received 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 leadership has entrusted me with a responsibility. They have asked to take up the fight in Wayanad constituency. The people of Wayanad will definitely ask why the senior leaders of INDIA alliance are contesting each other in the same constituency,” Surendran stated.
Meanwhile, Annie Raja stated the Left events don’t resolve candidature primarily based on opposing candidates. The BJP-led NDA was the final to announce the candidate for the Wayanad seat. The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) had introduced Annie’s candidature lengthy earlier than the Congress get together.
“We are much ahead in the campaigning. We have reached out to all sections of society. The response of the voters boosts our confidence,” she instructed the media. The mountainous district of Wayanad faces a number of points, together with an increase in human-animal battle, amongst different elements, which can sway voters.
The ruling CPI(M) and the opposition Congress within the state have been in search of to amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act, a Central Act, to take care of wild animal assaults. The BJP and the central authorities declare that the provisions are enough 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.
