K Surendran takes over as Kerala BJP chief

K Surendran has been appointed as president of Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by party president J P Nadda.

New Delhi:Senior party leader K Surendran today began his innings as BJP Kerala unit president. Surendran took over as state chief after the post fell vacant following the incumbent Sreedharan Pillai being appointed as Mizoram Governor.

The move came amid a poor run of form which culminated in a debacle in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. BJP failed to open its account in the state.

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In a press releases, BJP announced Surendran's appointment as the BJP chief with immediate effect. Surendran is currently serving as the general secretary of the Kerala BJP unit.

Party leaders O Rajagopal, MLA, Shobha Surendran, M T Ramesh and A N Radhakrishnan were among the other favourites for the top post.