Election results 2024: Suresh Gopi, Rajeev Chandrasekhar command huge leads as BJP on verge of first-ever LS seat in Kerala
The Hindu
Kerala election news: Actor Suresh Gopi leads BJP in Thrissur, aiming to secure first Lok Sabha seat in Kerala.
Actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi is likely to make history in Kerala as BJP looks to secure its first-ever Lok Sabha seat in the State. Mr. Gopi commands a massive lead — over 56,000 votes — in the Thrissur constituency as of 12 noon.
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The BJP had its best performance in Thrissur through Mr. Gopi in the 2019 elections. He got 2,93,822 votes (28.19%), which was 17% more than the former election. The two consecutive visits of Mr. Modi emphasise the importance given by the BJP to Thrissur.
The actor had lost in the 2021 Assembly polls as well.
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In Thiruvananthapuram, BJP’s Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar is also holding a lead of over 19,000 votes over incumbent Congress MP Shashi Tharoor as of 12 noon.
In a bid to capitalise on its growing popularity in the constituency, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had fielded tech entrepreneur-turned-politician Mr. Chandrasekhar, a three-time Rajya Sabha member who contested a Lok Sabha election for the first time.
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