Kerala BJP chief targets state unit chief: ‘Chopper politics will not work here’

BRINGING to the fore fissures within the state unit of the BJP, senior chief C Okay Padmanabhan on Tuesday stated “helicopter politics” wouldn’t work in Kerala.
A former state BJP president, Padmanabhan, who contested in opposition to CM Pinarayi Vijayan in Dharmadam, was referring to the usage of helicopter by state get together chief Okay Surendran, who contested in two seats districts aside.
Surendran had taken a helicopter to shuttle between constituencies of Manjeshwar and Konni.
Padmanabhan, who’s a member of BJP core committee, informed reporters in Kannur that the state get together president contesting in two seats was unprecedented. “The helicopter politics would not work in Kerala. That may sometimes go well with voters in North India. The leadership failed to clearly understand the core of the state politics,” he stated.

He additionally praised Vijayan, saying his private charisma performed a vital function within the LDF win. “The LDF had a very neat and tidy campaign,” he stated.
Reacting to the remarks, BJP state president Surendran stated, “Padmanabhan is a senior leader… The party would examine such criticism, which is expected to give a new direction for the future course of action. I used the helicopter only because I contested in two seats.”