BJP to hold election for State president on Monday

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) reorganisation is set to conclude on Monday with the election of a State president and national council members from the State.  

On Saturday, the party’s State returning officer Narayanan Namboodiri issued the election notification. Nominations for the post of the State president can be filed on Sunday between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the party’s State committee office. The scrutiny of nominations will be held after 4 p.m., followed by the election and announcement of result at the Uday Palace Convention Centre, Kowdiar, on Monday at 11 a.m.  

According to party leadership sources, it will be a token election, with a leader already selected by the Central leadership set to file the nomination. Meanwhile, the party’s core committee will meet in the city on Sunday.  

While several names have been doing the rounds for the post of the State president, speculation is rife about the party retaining K. Surendran, who was appointed president in 2020.