BJP releases second list of candidates for Kerala Assembly polls; Kummanam, B Gopalakrishnan among contestants
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The BJP has released its second list of candidates, taking to 86 the total number of party contestants in the upcoming assembly election.
The second list includes former Governor and BJP national executive member Kummanam Rajasekharan who will contest from Aranmula. CC Mukundan, former CPI MLA, who joined the BJP recently, is the saffron party’s candidate in Nattika.
BJP state vice president B Gopalakrishnan, who reportedly expressed dissatisfaction after he was sidelined for the Kodungallur seat, has been fielded from Guruvayoor.
Reality show star Robin Radhakrishnan will be fielded in Kundra. BJP Kasaragod district president Ashwini ML, who had reportedly expressed disagreement over former state president K Surendran’s candidature from Manjeshwar, will be the candidate from Kasaragod seat.
Cardiologist Dr N Prathap Kumar, chairman and managing director of Meditrina Hospital group is BJP’s candidate from Kollam.
However, the names of BJP senior leader MT Ramesh and former Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai, who were tipped to contest the assembly election, were missing from the second list as well.