Only beauty adjustments in Kerala BJP, official faction will get upperhand

Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Belying expectations of a radical organisational revamp following its debacle within the latest meeting elections, the BJP in Kerala selected to make just a few beauty adjustments to its record of office-bearers. Along with state president Ok Surendran, who carried out the “revamp”, all six state normal secretaries will proceed in workplace.

Five new district presidents have been appointed — in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Palakkad, Wayanad and Kasaragod. A poor present within the meeting polls and organisational weaknesses had been cited as the explanations for the reshuffle. However, the current district management in Thiruvananthapuram — the place the social gathering suffered main electoral reverses — will proceed, due to its proximity to the official faction.

B Gopalakrishnan, C Sivankutty and P Reghunath are the brand new inclusions within the record of 10 vice-presidents. Senior leaders Sobha Surendran and A N Radhakrishnan, who share an uneasy relationship with the official faction, will proceed as vice-presidents.Surendran stated the revamp will proceed.

“Party committees will be trimmed. BJP has a strong mechanism to scrutinise its leaders and their performance. Party discipline is paramount and those violating it will be dealt with strongly,” Surendran informed mediapersons at Nadapuram. 

Actor Krishnakumar makes it to BJP nat’l council

Actor Krishnakumar who unsuccessfully contested from Thiruvananthapuram meeting section, has been nominated to the nationwide council. Senior chief J R Padmakumar, who is just not recognized with any faction, has been faraway from the publish of state treasurer and included as one of many 10 state secretaries.

While former Palakkad district secretary E Krishnadas is the brand new state treasurer, Ok V S Haridas, T P Sindhumol and Sandeep Vachaspathi are the brand new inclusions within the record of social gathering spokespersons. Former state Congress secretary Pandalam Prathapan, who just lately defected to the BJP, has been appointed as state secretary.

“The revamp can more or less be called a recruitment drive exclusively for leaders close to the V Muraleedharan- Surendran camp. In districts such as Palakkad and Kasaragod, only the names of district presidents have changed but their loyalties have not,” opined a former state chief. According to social gathering insiders, the official faction and detractors had reached an off-the-cuff settlement earlier than the revamp.

This is cited as a purpose why just a few district presidents owing allegiance to the P Ok Krishnadas faction have been left untouched. The district presidents in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Wayanad who usually are not recognized with both factions confronted the axe and had been changed with leaders near the official faction.

Contrary to hypothesis, state normal secretary (organisation) M Ganesh, who’s the hyperlink between the BJP and Sangh fountainhead RSS, has not been changed. The social gathering discovering itself on a sticky wicket within the Kodakara black cash episode is cited as the explanation why no alternative has been made to the important thing publish.