Thrissur, April 23 -- Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar has criticised the state government, calling the nine-year celebration of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan a celebration of "failures."

Speaking during his visit to Thrissur, Chandrasekhar said, "The main point that I'm making when I'm travelling around Kerala is how a government celebrates nine years of failures. I can understand a government that has done something for its people and celebrates its successes. But this communist government has failed on all fronts."

He claimed that the Kerala government is unable to provide even Rs.100 to ASHA workers, pensions are not paid on time, and salaries of Kerala State Road Transport Corporatio...