Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala

Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala
Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala
Abbreviation	BJP
President	Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Founded	6 April 1980
Headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695014
Student wing	Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
Colours	Saffron
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 9
Seats in Lok Sabha	1 / 20
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly	3 / 140
Election symbol
	Lotus;
Party flag
Website
	www.keralabjp.org
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala , is the Kerala state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a major national political party in India. While BJP has held significant power at the national level, its influence in Kerala has historically been limited, given the dominance of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and on the other side, the United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance particularly the Indian National Congress.

Despite this, the party has steadily built a base in urban pockets through active participation in socio-political movements and national support since the premiership of Narendra Modi in form of media dominance, corporate funding and organisational expansion. Historically a minor player in Kerala's electoral politics, BJP won its first assembly constituency in 2016 by winning in Nemom and Suresh Gopi became the first BJP MP elected from Kerala in 2024. BJP Kerala is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram and is currently led by Rajeev Chandrasekhar.^[1] It currently has 3 seats in Kerala state legislative assembly.

The party won its first ever MLA from Kerala in 2016 when party veteran O. Rajagopal defeated V. Sivankutty of the CPI(M) in Nemom.^[2] However, the party lost the Nemom seat in the 2021 election by a narrow margin.^[3] The party won its first-ever Lok Sabha MP from the state in 2024 when actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi defeated V. S. Sunil Kumar of the CPI(M) in Thrissur by a margin of 74,686 votes, marking a significant event for the party in Kerala that has historically been dominated by the Communist-led LDF and Congress-led UDF.^[4]^[5]

History

The BJP's roots in Kerala trace back to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, established in 1951. After the formation of BJP in 1980, the Kerala unit was officially organized, aiming to expand the party's ideology in a state dominated by the Congress and Left parties.

Key milestones

1980s–90s: Limited electoral success; groundwork through the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) network.
1991: First notable impact in the Assembly elections.
2004–2014: Emergence in urban areas like Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad.
2016: Historic breakthrough with O. Rajagopal winning the Nemom Assembly seat—the first BJP MLA in Kerala.
2021: BJP Kerala Lost Nemom and failed to win any Assembly seats, but gained vote share in several constituencies.
2024: Suresh Gopi, a popular Malayalam actor and Rajya Sabha MP, wins the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat, marking BJP's first-ever victory in Lok Sabha election from Kerala.This victory was seen as a symbolic and strategic breakthrough for the party in Kerala.
2025: Rajeev Chandrasekhar appointed as the new State President on 24 March 2025^[6]
2025: The 2025 Kerala Local Body Elections marked a historic political breakthrough for the BJP/NDA, with the alliance winning Kerala’s first-ever Municipal Corporation by emerging as the single largest front in Thiruvananthapuram, securing 26 Gram Panchayats across multiple districts, strengthening its presence in key municipalities like Palakkad and Thrippunithura, and signaling the rise of a competitive third front as the party expanded its urban footprint, deepened grassroots influence, and reshaped Kerala’s traditionally bipolar political landscape.
2026: In the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Bharatiya Janata Party achieved its best-ever performance in the state, winning three seats (Nemom, Kazhakoottam, and Chathannoor) and securing its first multi-seat representation in the assembly.

Organizational Structure

The following is the current organizational structure of the Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala as of July 2025:

BJP Kerala Organizational Structure (2025)

Position	Name
State President	Rajeev Chandrasekhar
General Secretaries	M. T. Ramesh Sobha Surendran S. Suresh Anoop Antony Joseph
Vice Presidents	K. S. Radhakrishnan C. Sadanandan P. Sudheer C. Krishnakumar B. Gopalakrishnan Dr. Abdul Salam R. Sreelekha (Retd. IPS) K. Soman K. K. Aneesh Kumar Shaun George
State Secretaries	Ashokan Kulanada K. Ranjith Renu Suresh V. V. Rajesh Pandalam Prathapan Jiji Joseph M. V. Gopakumar Poonthura Sreekumar P. Shyamraj M. P. Anjana Ranjith
State Spokesperson	Palode Santhosh
Treasurer	E. Krishnadas
Social Media Convener	Abhijith R. Nair
Media Convener	Sandeep Somanath
State Cell Coordinator	V. K. Sajeevan
Zonal Presidents	K. Sreekanth V. Unnikrishnan A. Nagesh N. Hari B. B. Gopakumar

List of State Presidents - BJP Kerala


S.No.^[7]	Portrait	Name (born /death)	Term in office
S.No.^[7]	Portrait	Name (born /death)	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
1		O. Rajagopal (b. 15 September 1929)	1980	1985	5 years, 0 days
2		K. G. Marar K. G. Marar (b. 1934- d. 1995)	1985	1990	5 years, 0 days
2		K. G. Marar K. G. Marar (b. 1934- d. 1995)	1994	1995	1 year, 0 days
3		K. Raman Pillai	1990	1994	4 years, 0 days
4		K. V. Sreedharan Master	1995	1998	3 years, 0 days
5		C. K. Padmanabhan (b. 1 January 1949)	1998	2003	5 years, 0 days
6		P. S. Sreedharan Pillai (b. 1 December 1954)	2003	2006	3 years, 0 days
6		P. S. Sreedharan Pillai (b. 1 December 1954)	2018	2019	1 year, 0 days
7		P. K. Krishna Das	2006	2009	3 years, 0 days
8		V. Muraleedharan (b. 12 December 1958)	2009	2015	6 years, 0 days
9		Kummanam Rajasekharan (b. 23 December 1952)	2015	2018	3 years, 0 days
10^[8]		K. Surendran (b. 10 March 1970)	2 February 2020	23 March 2025	5 years, 49 days
11^[1]		Rajeev Chandrasekhar (b. 31 May 1964)	24 March 2025	Incumbent	1 year, 161 days

Electoral Performance : Lok Sabha Elections in Keralam

Over the years, the Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) has worked to expand its presence in Kerala's political landscape, particularly through its participation in Lok Sabha elections. Although the party won its first parliamentary seat in 2024, it has made notable inroads in several constituencies reflecting a gradual increase in public support. The table below outlines BJP's performance in various Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, highlighting its vote share, seats won, and outcome.

The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of India, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the president of India on the advice of the union council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha chamber of the Parliament House in New Delhi.


Election Year	Leader	Alliance	Seats			Popular vote			Sitting side
Election Year	Leader	Alliance	seats contested	seats won	+/- in seats	Votes	votes %	±pp	Sitting side
Janata Party
1980			3	0 / 20	-	5,22,321	6.7%		Others
1984^[a]			1	1 / 20	1	2,32,339	2.1%	4.6%	Others
Bharatiya Janata Party
1984^[b]	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	None	19	0 / 20	-	1,91,120	1.8%	New	Others
1989	Lal Krishna Advani		19	0 / 20	-	6,72,613	4.5%	2.7%	Opposition
1991	Lal Krishna Advani		19	0 / 20	-	6,56,945	4.6%	0.1%	Opposition
1996	Atal Bihari Vajpayee		18	0 / 20	-	8,07,607	5.6%	1%	Opposition
1998			20	0 / 20	-	11,92,046	8%	2.4%	Government
1999		NDA	14	0 / 20	-	10,08,047	6.6%	1.4%	Government
2004	Lal Krishna Advani		19	0 / 20	-	15,66,569	10.4%	3.8%	Opposition
2009	Lal Krishna Advani		19	0 / 20	-	10,11,563	6.3%	4.1%	Opposition
2014	Narendra Modi		18	0 / 20	-	18,56,750	10.5%	4.2%	Government
2019			15	0 / 20	-	26,35,810	13%	2.5%	Government
2024			16	1 / 20	1	32,96,354	16.8%	3.8%	Government

Elected Members to Lok Sabha election in Kerala


S.No.	Portrait	Name	Election	Constituency		Votes Received	Vote %	Vote Margin	Position Held	Prime Minister
S.No.	Portrait	Name	Election	No.	Name	Votes Received	Vote %	Vote Margin	Position Held	Prime Minister
2024 Indian general election in Kerala^[9]
1.		Suresh Gopi^[10]	2024	10	Thrissur	4,12,338	37.80%	74,686	Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of Tourism (India) (MoS)	Narendra Modi III

Electoral Performance : Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections

The Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) has steadily expanded its efforts in Kerala's state politics, contesting Assembly elections with the goal of emerging as a signinficant political force. Despite the dominance of the CPI(M)-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF, the BJP marked a historic breakthrough in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections, when O. Rajagopal won from Nemom constituency, becoming the first BJP MLA in the state's history. While the party was unable to retain the seat in the 2021 elections, its growing vote share in key constituencies reflects an evolving support base and continued political relevance within Kerala's complex electoral landscape. In 2026 election, BJP created history by winning 3 seats in history. That allows BJP to get their Kerala State Govt sponsored Parliamentary party office in the Kerala Legislative Assembly for the first time ever.

Year	Assembly	Leader	Seats contested	Seats won	(+/-) in seats	% of votes	Vote swing	Popular vote	Outcome
1982	7th		69	0 / 140		2.75%		2,63,331	No seats
1987	8th		116	0 / 140		5.56%	2.81	7,08,261	No seats
1991	9th		137	0 / 140		4.76%	0.80	6,74,525	No seats
1996	10th		127	0 / 140		5.48%	0.72	7,81,090	No seats
2001	11th		123	0 / 140		5.02%	0.46	7,89,764	No seats
2006	12th		136	0 / 140		4.75%	0.27	7,38,244	No seats
2011	13th		138	0 / 140		6.03%	1.28	10,53,654	No seats
2016	14th		98	1 / 140	1	10.53%	4.50	21,29,726	Others
2021	15th		115	0 / 140	1	11.30%	0.77	23,54,656	No seats
2026	16th	Rajeev Chandrasekhar	98	3 / 140	3	11.49%	0.19	24,66,178	Others

Elected Members to Kerala Legislative Assembly

Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly


S.No.	Portrait	Name	Election	Constituency			Votes Received	Vote %	Vote Margin	Position Held	Remarks
S.No.	Portrait	Name	Election	District.	No.	Name	Votes Received	Vote %	Vote Margin	Position Held	Remarks
2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
01.		B. B. Gopakumar	2026	Kollam	126	Chathannoor	51,923	38.04	4,398	MLA	BJP Kerala Legislative Party Leader (BB Gopakumar)
02.		V. Muraleedharan		Thiruvananthapuram	132	Kazhakootam	46,564	35.39	428
03.		Rajeev Chandrasekhar		Thiruvananthapuram	135	Nemom	57,192	40.75	4,978
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
01.		O. Rajagopal^[11]	2016	Thiruvananthapuram	135	Nemom	67,813	47.46	8,671	MLA	2016-2021

Electoral Performance : Local Body Elections

Kerala Local Body Elections Summary


Year	Gram Panchayats	Block Panchayats	District Panchayats	Municipalities	Corporations	Total
2015	14 / 941 - (0)	0 / 152 - (0)	0 / 14 - (0)	1 / 87 - (0)	0 / 6 - (0)	15 / 1,200 - (0)
2020	19 / 941 ▲ (+5)	0 / 152 - (0)	0 / 14 - (0)	2 / 87 ▲ (+1)	0 / 6 - (0)	21 / 1,200 ▲ (+6)
2025	26 / 941 ▲ (+7)	0 / 152 - (0)	0 / 14 - (0)	2 / 86 - (0)	1 / 6 ▲ (+1)	29 / 1,200 ▲ (+8)

2025 Election Summary:

NDA’s Gram Panchayat victories are spread across eight districts, with the strongest clusters in Thiruvanathapuram (6), Kollam (2), Pathanamthitta (4), Alappuzha (5), Kottayam (3), Thrissur (1), Palakkad (2), and Kasaragod (3). The wins are geographically diverse, covering southern, central, and northern Kerala, reflecting steady grassroots expansion in both rural and semi-urban belts.
Palakkad Municipality retained by NDA for a third term (though without an outright majority this time), highlighting localized organizational strength.
Thrippunithura Municipality won by NDA from UDF, marking a significant gain.
BJP formerly ruled Pandalam Municipality in Pathanamthitta district from 2020 to 2025.

Municipal Corporation Elections

Year	Municipal Corporation	Seats won	Change in seats	Government
Kannur district
2015	Kannur Municipal Corporation	0 / 55		None
2020		1 / 55	1	Opposition
2025		4 / 56	3	Opposition
Ernakulam district
2015	Kochi Municipal Corporation	2 / 74		Opposition
2020		5 / 74	3	Opposition
2025		6 / 76	1	Opposition
Kollam district
2015	Kollam Municipal Corporation	2 / 55		Opposition
2020		6 / 55	4	Opposition
2025		12 / 56	6	Opposition
Kozhikode district
2015	Kozhikode Municipal Corporation	7 / 75		Opposition
2020		7 / 75		Opposition
2025		13 / 76	6	Opposition
Thrissur district
2015	Thrissur Municipal Corporation	6 / 55		Opposition
2020		6 / 55		Opposition
2025		8 / 56	2	Opposition
Thiruvananthapuram district
2015	Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation	35 / 100		Opposition
2020		35 / 100		Opposition
2025		50 / 101	15	Government

In the local body elections of 2025 in Kerala, the Bharatiya Janata Party–led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured 50 seats in the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, emerging as the single largest political front and displacing the Left Democratic Front (LDF) from control after several decades. BJP has created history by winning its first-ever municipal corporation in Kerala. The outcome was widely interpreted by political observers as a notable development for the BJP in Kerala, a state where the party has traditionally had limited electoral success. Analysts commented that the result signalled a shift in the political dynamics of the state’s urban centres. Following the elections, the BJP projected R. Sreelekha, a former Indian Police Service officer, as its mayoral candidate, with party leaders emphasising her administrative experience and governance credentials.

List of mayors


No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Mayor/ Deputy Mayor	Party	Term in office
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Mayor/ Deputy Mayor	Party	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation 2025
1		V. V. Rajesh' (b. 1975)	Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram	Bharatiya Janata Party	26 December 2025	Incumbent	249 days
2		Asha Nath G. S.	Deputy Mayor	Bharatiya Janata Party	26 December 2025	Incumbent	249 days

Current members

The 51 BJP Councilors of the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation are listed below in the serial wise order.^[12]

Mayor: V. V. Rajesh
Deputy Mayor: Asha Nath G. S.
Assembly	Ward Details		Councillor	Party		Alliance		Remarks
Assembly	No.	Name	Councillor	Party		Alliance		Remarks
Kazhakootam	1	Sainik School	V. Sudevan Nair		Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
	2	Chanthavila	Anu G Prabha
	3	Njandoorkonam	A. Pradeep Kumar
	4	Powdikonam	Deepu Raj
	5	Chenkottukonam	Archana Manikandan
	6	Kariavattom	S.S. Sandhyarani
	7	Mannanthala	Chempazhanthy Udayan
Vattiyoorkavu	8	Ambalamukku	Kumari Jayanthi R.C.
	9	Thuruthummoola	V. Vijayakumar
	10	Nettayam	Yamuna R.S.
	11	Vazhottukonam	Sugathan R.
	12	Kodunganoor	V. V. Rajesh					Mayor
	13	Vattiyoorkavu	Adv.Nanda Bhargav
	14	Kanjirampara	Sumi Balu
	15	Chettivilakam	R. Dinesh Kumar
Kazhakootam	16	Edavacode	Swathi S. Kumar
Vattiyoorkavu	17	Sasthamangalam	R. Sreelekha
Vattiyoorkavu	18	Pangode	Vishnu Mohan M.
Nemom	19	Thirumala	P.S. Devima
Nemom
20	Poojappura	Rajalakshmi T.
Vattiyoorkavu	21	Valiyavila	Adv.V.G. Girikumar
Thiruvananthapuram	22	Jagathy	P.T. Madhu
Thiruvananthapuram	23	Valiyasala	Surya V.S.
Nemom	24	Estate	R. Abhilash
	25	Nemom	M. R. Gopan
	26	Ponnumangalam	Sridevi S. K.
	27	Melamcode	Pappanamcode Saji
	28	Pappanamcode	Niramankara Hari
	29	Karamana	Karamana Ajith
	30	Nedumcaud	R. C. Beena
	31	Kaladi	Manju G. S.
	32	Karumom	Ashanath G. S.					Deputy Mayor
	33	Poonkulam	Vayalkkara Ratheesh
	34	Vellar	Sathyavathi V.
	35	Thiruvallam	Pachalloor Gopakumar
	36	Ambalathara	Simi Jyotish
	37	Attukal	Srruthy S. S.
	38	Kamaleswaram	Giri V.
Thiruvananthapuram	39	Sreevaraham	Mini R.
	40	Manacaud	Saritha P.
	41	Chalai	S. K. P. Ramesh
	42	Fort	Harikumar S.
	43	Perunthanni	Deepa S. Nair
	44	Sreekanteswaram	Sukanya O.
Vattiyoorkavu	45	Kannammoola	P. Radhakrishnan^[c]		Independent		NDA
Kazhakootam	46	Kadakampally	Jaya Rajeev		Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
	47	Akkulam	Adv.Mini P. S.
	48	Cheruvaikkal	Vinod R.
	49	Alathara	K. P. Bindu
	50	Kuzhivila	B. Rajendran
	51	Attipra	Sunil S. S.

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Kerala

Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala is a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a centre-right political coalition in India led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the national level. The NDA was founded on 15 May 1998 and currently forms the Government of India under the leadership of the BJP.

In Kerala, political power has traditionally been dominated by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), with the NDA being a smaller third front in the state’s electoral landscape. As part of the NDA front in Kerala, the BJP has cultivated alliances with regional parties to expand its electoral footprint and contest elections (both state assembly and local bodies) in collaboration:

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the principal constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Kerala. As the Kerala state unit of the BJP, it leads the coalition’s political strategy in the state and collaborates with regional partners to contest elections and expand its presence in a state historically dominated by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF).

Twenty 20 is a regional political party in Kerala founded by industrialist Sabu M. Jacob and backed by the KITEX Group. It formally joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance ahead of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, bringing its local body electoral strengths, particularly in panchayats such as Kizhakkambalam, into the NDA fold and aiming to boost the alliance’s political footprint.

Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) is a regional party in Kerala established in December 2015 by leaders associated with the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP). It is a constituent member of the NDA in Kerala, functioning as an allied formation to the BJP and contributing to the coalition’s efforts to broaden its electoral base in the state.

Kerala Kamaraj Congress (KKC) is a state political party founded in October 2016 and aligned with the National Democratic Alliance in Kerala. Led by Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan, KKC has participated in elections under the NDA banner and maintained its association with the coalition while contesting local constituencies.

Other than these above,there are around other 10 more smaller parties & some social religious caste organizations in the NDA Kerala alliance.

BJP Central Ministers & Governers from Kerala

Central Ministers :

O. Rajagopal
Alphonse Kannanthanam
V. Muralidharan
Suresh Gopi
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
George Kurian

Governers :

P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Kummanam Rajasekharan
C. V. Anandabose

Notes

↑ Janata Party and Bharatiya Janata Party both fought the 1984 elections in Kerala as separate parties. JP was part of the UDF alliance whereas BJP fought as a Third Front.
↑ Janata Party and Bharatiya Janata Party both fought the 1984 elections in Kerala as separate parties. JP was part of the UDF alliance whereas BJP fought as a Third Front.
↑ Extended support to BJP led NDA.

References

1 2 3 "Rajeev Chandrasekhar takes over as Kerala BJP president, invokes 20th century social reformer". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
↑ "BJP's O Rajagopal wins from Nemom, gives BJP its first seat in Kerala assembly". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "Kerala Assembly Election Results 2021: Why BJP failed to retain its only seat in the state". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
↑ "BJP's Lok Sabha debut in Kerala: Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency by 74,686 votes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
↑ "BJP gains ground amid erosion of Left votes in Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
↑ "Rajeev Chandrasekhar set to be Kerala BJP chief: Why party chose the former Union Minister". Indian Express/. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
↑ "List of former presidents of BJP Kerala". Kerala BJP. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
↑ "BJP Appoints K Surendran As Kerala Unit President". NDTV. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
↑ First elected BJP MP from Kerala
↑ "BJP opens account in Kerala as Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
↑ "O Rajagopal helps BJP register maiden win in Kerala". India Today. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
↑ "2025 Kerala local election results". SEC Kerala. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

External links

Official website

[9] Janata Party and Bharatiya Janata Party both fought the 1984 elections in Kerala as separate parties. JP was part of the UDF alliance whereas BJP fought as a Third Front.

[10] Janata Party and Bharatiya Janata Party both fought the 1984 elections in Kerala as separate parties. JP was part of the UDF alliance whereas BJP fought as a Third Front.

[15] Extended support to BJP led NDA.

[Rajeev_Chandrasekhar_elected_as_new_Kerala_BJP_President-1] 1 2 3 "Rajeev Chandrasekhar takes over as Kerala BJP president, invokes 20th century social reformer". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

[2] "BJP's O Rajagopal wins from Nemom, gives BJP its first seat in Kerala assembly". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[3] "Kerala Assembly Election Results 2021: Why BJP failed to retain its only seat in the state". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

[4] "BJP's Lok Sabha debut in Kerala: Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency by 74,686 votes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[5] "BJP gains ground amid erosion of Left votes in Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[6] "Rajeev Chandrasekhar set to be Kerala BJP chief: Why party chose the former Union Minister". Indian Express/. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

[7] "List of former presidents of BJP Kerala". Kerala BJP. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

[8] "BJP Appoints K Surendran As Kerala Unit President". NDTV. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

[11] First elected BJP MP from Kerala

[12] "BJP opens account in Kerala as Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[13] "O Rajagopal helps BJP register maiden win in Kerala". India Today. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[14] "2025 Kerala local election results". SEC Kerala. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

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