Veteran politician PC George joined the BJP on Wednesday and likewise merged his Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) with the ruling social gathering.
Union Ministers Rajeev Chandrasekhar, V Muraleedharan, together with BJP leaders Prakash Javadekar and Anil Antony obtained PC George on the social gathering headquarters in Delhi.
Shaun George, PC George’s son and a member of the Kottayam District Panchayat, additionally joined the BJP.
V Muraleedharan mentioned the entry of PC George dispels the notion that the BJP is “anti-minority”. Prakash Javadekar mentioned that is just the start, hinting at extra Kerala leaders becoming a member of the BJP sooner or later.
PC George mentioned he determined to hitch the BJP after holding discussions with representatives of church buildings in Kerala. He additionally mentioned that his social gathering would decide whether or not to contest within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
PC George additionally mentioned the choice to merge with the BJP comes after two months of ongoing discussions throughout the social gathering, reflecting a powerful inner demand to hitch the BJP.
“We have already joined the BJP. In Kerala, UDF and LDF are ruling. They are both doing mischief there. There is complete poverty. People are running off from there. About 85,000 people have gone abroad this year…To defeat the BJP candidate, the LDF will vote for UDF and UDF to LDF. This trade is going on. That is what happened last time in Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod. This has to be ended. Kerala can be saved only with the favour of PM Narendra Modi,” he was quoted as saying by information company ANI.
PC George, a seven-time MLA from the Poonjar constituency, has beforehand represented varied events, together with Kerala Congress, Kerala Congress (Joseph), Kerala Congress (Secular), and Kerala Congress (M), in addition to operating as an unbiased candidate.