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Kerala: BJP’s VV Rajesh sworn in as the new Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, marks end of 45-year CPM rule over civic body

OpIndia Staff - 26 December, 2025

With the assembly elections in Kerala just six months away, BJP’s win is a boost for the party, as it has struggled to find footings in the state. BJP has so far won only one MLA seat in Kerala, when O Rajagopal won the Nemom seat in 2016.

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Meet Suresh Gopi, the new Thrissur MP who created history for BJP by delivering the first Lok Sabha seat for the party in Kerala

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2024

Suresh Gopi's entry into politics was as dramatic as his film roles. He joined the BJP in 2016 and was appointed as a Rajya Sabha MP the same year. His candidature was seen as a strategic move by the BJP to leverage his popularity and appeal to a broader demographic in Kerala, a state traditionally dominated by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF).

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“People like Unnithan are inhumane”: Kerala BJP chief K Surendran slams Congress MP over pro-Hamas speech and call to kill Israeli PM

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2023

"People like Unnithan are inhumane," Surendran said. The BJP leader added that the Congress party was deafeningly silent over the killing of Christians in Azerbaijan, Nigeria, and Yemen.

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