Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 -- Former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar filed his nomination for Kerala BJP chief in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

The central leadership of the BJP proposed the name of former MP and Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar as the next president of the party's Kerala unit. The core committee meeting, chaired by BJP central observer Pralhad Joshi, finalised the decision.

With the central leadership's strong backing for Chandrasekhar, a contest for the post has been ruled out. He submitted his nomination at the BJP state committee office on Sunday. The nomination process and scrutiny ended today. The official announcement of the new BJP Kerala president will b...