Kochi, Feb. 10 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday visited the HMT (Hindustan Machine Tools) Limited unit in Kochi's Kalamassery area and outlined his party's vision for transforming Kerala into a manufacturing and investment hub under the mission 'Viksit Keralam'.

During his visit, the BJP state chief met with HMT management and unions to understand the challenges facing the public-sector unit and the manufacturing sector in Kerala.

"I'm visiting HMT as part of understanding what is ailing public sector units and what is holding back investments in Kerala. As you know, manufacturing is an extremely big job creator, a segment of the economy that many states are very focused on. If you see Karn...