In a major embarrassment and setback for the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), two of its branch committees in Kovalam (Thiruvananthapuram) merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just weeks ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Kerala.
The Communist Party, in the poll-bound state of West Bengal, has also faced similar desertion of state units merging with BJP. However, the CPIM cadres joining the BJP in Kerala is a big blow.
BJP Thiruvananthapuram district president V V Rajesh has also announced that the Mullur CPI-M branch office will be converted to the BJP office. More than 100 activists of CPI-M, led by area committee member and former president of Vizhinjam panchayat, Mukkola Prabhakaran joined BJP in the presence of Union Ministers Prahlad Joshi and V Muraleedharan.
BJP state president K Surendran tweeted, “More than 100 local office bearers from @CPIMKerala, @INCKerala and @JanataDal_S have joined @BJP4India in the presence of hon’ble Union minister @JoshiPralhad ji. Kerala is a Tripura in the making. No one can stop the saffron surge in Kerala.”
More than 100 local office bearers from @CPIMKerala, @INCKerala and @JanataDal_S has joined @BJP4India in the presence of hon'ble union minister @JoshiPralhad ji. Kerala is a Tripura in the making. No one can stop the saffron surge in Kerala. pic.twitter.com/SXY7AfEqZ0
— K Surendran (@surendranbjp) February 23, 2021
Recently, ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan also joined the BJP, giving the saffron party a huge boost in the upcoming elections.
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