The results also underscore that the voters have rejected the muscular politics of both Narendra Modi and Pinarayi Vijayan. THE ASIAN AGE. The MLA clarified that he had actually opposed the resolution and said the laws were aimed at protecting the farmers. DECCAN CHRONICLE. What led to BJP’s failure to open its Lok Sabha account in Kerala? Lone BJP MLA in Kerala supports Assembly resolution against farm laws. The party cannot win the state boasting of unique demography and cultural milieu with conventional politics. KS Radhakrishnan speaking to ANI in Kochi on Thursday. Kerala's lone BJP MLA backs Assembly resolution against farm laws . DECCAN CHRONICLE. There is also another criticism that the central leadership is not ready to understand the feelings of the state. But with a part of mainstream media slowly turning against them, and social media in a predatory mode — fed with years of hypocrisy and patronage — these parties have their backs on the wall. Kerala is a progressive state, and 96% people are literate. A notable absentee in the list is BJP's first-ever MLA in Kerala, O Rajagopal who currently represents the Nemom assembly constituency. Updated Jan 1, 2021, 10:59 am IST. As for the CPM, it is clear chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan misread the pulse of the state. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 4 (ANI): Senior Kerala Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Monday alleged that there was "a secret pact" between CPM and BJP … Why BJP is looking at Christian votes. Even as the BJP's Kerala leadership on Thursday maintained they will talk to lone party MLA O Rajagopal over his support to a state government resolution passed by the Assembly against the three farm laws, sources said the party was "shocked" by the development. Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 01: The Kerala Assembly has passed a resolution against the farm laws against which the farmers have been protesting for over a month now at the Delhi border. Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 31 (ANI): After BJP MLA O Rajagopal spoke in support of the resolution passed against farm laws by the Kerala Assembly, party state unit vice president KS Radhakrishnan on Thursday said that "it is against will and spirit of the Bharatiya Janata Party". The Congress-led UDF swept the polls bagging 19 out of 20 seats. Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 01: The Kerala Assembly has passed a resolution against the farm laws against which the farmers have been protesting for over a month now at the Delhi border. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 31 (ANI): In an unprecedented move, the lone Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA O Rajagopal did not object to the resolution passed against … Thiruvananthapuram: Police use water cannon against BJP Yuva Morcha members protesting outside Kerala Assembly. That is why I did not vote against the resolution.” On why he did not object to the resolution, he said, “That is the democratic spirit. At least two other states have shown remarkable intolerance towards criticism on mainstream and social media: Maharashtra and West Bengal. The followers of the party believe that group rivalries and fights within the organisation have taken it nowhere. A special session of the Kerala Assembly is being convened to discuss the three contentious central farm laws and pass a resolution against the acts, whose repeal is being insisted upon by … BJP workers in Kerala are asking why the party has failed to gain a strong foothold in the state when it has performed extremely well in Bihar and other states where by-polls were held. Thiruvananthapuram: In an unprecedented move, BJP's lone member in the Kerala Assembly, O Rajagopal, on Thursday, supported the resolution seeking scrapping of the three contentious farm laws against which farmers have been agitating for over a month at the Delhi border. Former party workers also said that group fighting led to Sobha Surendran and other party leaders taking an open stance against the state leadership. Palakkad: The hanging of a flex banner reading ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on the Palakkad municipality building after BJP’s victory in the polls has invited severe backlash against the party. The resolution against Centre’s farm laws passed by the Kerala legislative Assembly received unlikely support - from the lone member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP… The CPM saved itself from ignominy by winning a lone seat in Alapuzha while the BJP was reduced to cinders. Why wooing Christians in Kerala will be unavoidable for the BJP. Q) BJP has also fielded 500 Christian candidates in this election, which is unprecedented. However, controversy erupted after Rajagopal […] In the long run, they will not like this type of politics. The CM opened up about the case during a recent interview. The resolution against Centre’s farm laws passed by the Kerala legislative Assembly received unlikely support - from the lone member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP… So it was no wonder Tharoor substantially improved his margin of victory this time. While Sabrimala temple issue worked against the CPM, the BJP failed to milk the controversy and the Congress became the beneficiary by default. Read: Kerala's lone BJP MLA backs Assembly resolution against farm laws “I have also made it clear, when the ruling and opposition members criticised the Prime Minister and said that he … Many former BJP workers observed that due to group rivalries, the party has not been able to make preparations even when LSG and Assembly polls are round the corner. BJP and the CPM respectively organized mass protests and counter protests to use the issue for electoral gains, but the dividend went to the Congress. Kerala BJP president K. Surendran tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. Senior BJP leader O. Rajagopal, the lone MLA of the party in Kerala Assembly, sprang a surprise on Thursday when he chose not to oppose the resolution passed by … Kottayam: Jacobite church has dismissed the statement made by Thomas Mor Alexandrios, Metropolitan of Mumbai diocese, that they would support BJP if … After decades of struggle, the BJP had opened its electoral account in Kerala in 2016 by winning a lone assembly seat – Nemom, which falls under the Thiruvananthapuram LS constituency, by senior leader O Rajagopal. The banner was unfurled after the saffron party won the recent local body polls. The only BJP MLA in the Kerala assembly, O. Rajagopal, alleges that he was not given any notice about a Special Assembly session on Wednesday to pass a resolution against the three Farm Laws. (The author is a senior journalist and political commentator. The failure of the state-level leadership to capitalise on the response from the devotees in the Sabarimala issue has left the central leadership dissatisfied. However, the party leadership does not have an answer. - Tactical voting by minorities (nearly 46 per cent) as they consolidated behind the UDF, leading to the BJP and the CPM’s rout. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday hit out at the Opposition Congress and the BJP for joining hands against the Left Front government and said the … All rights reserved. We are always against polarising politics – whether it is CPI(M) or BJP. | DC CORRESPONDENT. Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], December 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lodged a complaint with the State Election Commission against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for … The failure of the state-level leadership to capitalise on the response from the devotees in the Sabarimala issue has left the central leadership dissatisfied. He also said that people’s reaction against the state and central government will reflect in the result. Kerala is not alone. - A section of CPM’s Hindu voters, unhappy with its handling of Sabrimala issue, shifted to the Congress. The BJP faces a peculiar situation in Kerala where over 40 per cent of the state’s population consists of religious minorities. In Kerala, the situation is different. Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 31 (ANI): After BJP MLA O Rajagopal spoke in support of the resolution passed against farm laws by the Kerala Assembly, party state unit vice president KS Radhakrishnan on Thursday said that "it is against will and spirit of the Bharatiya Janata Party". 10,000 fine or both, the Opposition called it a “curb to freedom of speech”. Barring Thiruvananthapuram, its candidates in all other 13 constituencies (six seats were allotted to its ally), were pushed to the third spot. PALAKKAD: The Kerala Police on Thursday registered a case against a few BJP workers for allegedly unfurling a giant banner with 'Jai Sri Ram' written on it from the terrace of the Palakkad municipal corporation building after the party won in the recently held local body polls here. Former BJP state organising secretary PP Mukundan said there is no point in saying that BJP could not make any progress in the state due to the presence of LDF and UDF. Both are non-BJP-ruled states. Tharoor won the seat by a margin of just 15,470 votes. Image Credit: ANI. Views are personal. © Copyright Mathrubhumi 2021. Kerala passes resolution against 3 farm laws; lone BJP MLA doesn't oppose it Army of 1 lakh ready to administer vaccine Here are some sweet … O Rajagopal, the BJP’s only member in Kerala legislative assembly, did not object to the resolution passed by the House against the three farm laws on … Lone BJP MLA in Kerala supports Assembly resolution against farm laws. People who sacrificed themselves for the party at a time when it could not even dream of coming to power, have been sidelined. O Rajagopal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA (Photo/ANI). That is how people like Tom Vadakkan, Alphonse Kannanthanam and AP Abdullakutty reached the party’s leadership. Causing major embarrassment to the BJP, the lone BJP MLA in Kerala, O Rajagopal on Thursday backed a resolution in Kerala Assembly against … The controversy divided Kerala. For BJP, it is a wake-up call in Kerala. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Rajagopal had put up a stiff fight against Congress’s Shashi Tharoor, emerging runner up by bagging 2,82,336 votes. Why did you adopt a different strategy here? Such is the demographic and religious divide, it needs a special focus and treatment if the BJP has to make inroads. While Sabrimala temple issue worked against the CPM, the BJP failed to milk the controversy and the Congress became the beneficiary by default. 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