Leadership Change in State BJP: Rajiv Chandrasekhar and MT Ramesh Emerge as Key Contenders for President Post

New Delhi: A new leadership change is coming in the state BJP. The names of Rajiv Chandrasekhar and MT Ramesh have been included in the list of candidates for the post. With indications that a new president may be appointed soon, the possibility of Rajiv Chandrasekhar becoming the new president is rising.

Amit Shah had met Rajiv Chandrasekhar the other day. Amit Shah sought Rajiv Chandrasekhar’s opinion regarding becoming the president. The central leadership is of the view that a change in leadership is inevitable in Kerala. The national leadership’s stance is that a new face should come to the leadership position in Kerala. The BJP central leadership is of the view that a person who can attract all sections should become the state president. The BJP leadership is considering Rajiv Chandrasekhar as a leader who can influence a generation that wants change. The central leadership is also considering Rajiv Chandrasekhar’s closeness to communal leaders.

The central leadership has taken into account the influence and intervention that Rajeev Chandrasekhar made in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in a short time in the last Lok Sabha elections. Considering Suresh Gopi’s victory in Thrissur and the recent influx of people from other parties to the BJP, the BJP central leadership has come to the position that a change of leadership is inevitable in Kerala.