Palakkad (Kerala): Senior BJP leader Sobha Surendran began her election campaign here on Sunday amid reports that she may contest the upcoming Assembly polls from the constituency.
Surendran launched the campaign by making a wall painting in Palakkad town.
In response to a question whether she would contest from the Palakkad constituency, she told reporters that the decision would be taken by the party leadership at the state and national levels in consultation with the BJP’s core group.
Surendran marked the campaign’s commencement with a wall painting in Palakkad town. When questioned about contesting from the constituency, she stated that election candidacies would be determined by the party’s leadership in coordination with the BJP’s core group, dismissing any ongoing speculation.
Further, she touted a development-oriented budget similar to the one in Thiruvananthapuram, where the BJP is also in power, as an initiative by the BJP-led Palakkad municipality. Surendran noted a growing acceptance of the BJP-NDA across Kerala, emphasizing the party’s ambition for a ‘double-engine government’ and highlighting its increasing vote share in traditionally strong LDF zones.
