Ex-mizoram guv in bjp's second list of 39 for kerala contest
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its second list of 39 candidates for the Kerala assembly polls, three days after announcing 47 nominees. The second list includes former Mizoram governor Kummanam Rajasekharan and ex-Communist Party of India leader CC Mukundan, who joined the BJP this month.
Rajasekharan, a veteran leader, has been fielded from Aranmula, BJP spokesperson B Gopalakrishnan from Guruvayoor and ML Ashwini from Kasaragod. Former Congress leader MJ Job will contest from Alappuzha, and former Big Boss contestant Robin Radhakrishnan from Kundara.
The BJP is yet to field a Muslim candidate. Muslims account for nearly 26% of the state's population.
Elections to Kerala's 140-member assembly will be held in a single phase on April 9.P6...
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