BJP’s mission to conquer Kerala: 47 names of stalwarts including Rajeev Chandrashekhar in the first list: – ..
News India Live, Digital Desk: Just a day after the Election Commission announced the dates, BJP has tried to gain a psychological edge against the ‘LDF’ and ‘UDF’ by releasing its first list. The party has expressed confidence in experienced faces as well as candidates with youth and professional background.
1. Big things in the first list
Leading candidates: former union minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar The party has fielded him from an important seat. Apart from him, the state president Of. Surendran to Kasaragod Manjeshwaram Has been made a candidate from.
Selection of candidates: in the first list 47 candidates are the names of. This time, the party has also given opportunity to many retired officers and social workers on the lines of E Sreedharan model.
social engineering: The BJP has tried to create a special balance in the list to woo voters from the Christian community and coastal areas of Kerala.
2. Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Complete Schedule
Election Commission (ECI) for all 140 seats of Kerala same stage It has been decided to hold voting in:
| Program | date |
|---|---|
| Date of release of notification | 16 March 2026 |
| last date of nomination | 23 March 2026 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 24 March 2026 |
| Last date of withdrawal of nomination | 26 March 2026 |
| Polling Date | 9 April 2026 |
| Results (Counting Date) | 4 May 2026 |
3. Impact of ‘Metro Man’ and ‘local bodies’
After the BJP’s stellar performance in the local body elections held in December 2025 (notably winning 50 seats in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation), the party is claiming to emerge as a “third option” in the state this time. BJP has put in all its strength in Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad and Kasaragod districts.
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