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Rajeev Chandrasekhar, State President, BJP Kerala

Rajeev Chandrasekhar at Idea Exchange: ‘When entrepreneurship is booming in southern states, in Kerala there is a flight of talent. Why then will investors come?’

December 22, 2025 10:31 am

While expanding his party in a state where it has failed to make significant electoral gains so far, Chandrasekhar continues to be the voice of the BJP, especially in entrepreneurship and India’s ambitions in critical areas such as AI and semiconductors.

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Kerala BJP set for Muslim outreach to clear ‘misunderstandings’

November 08, 2025 1:41 am

The party has previously engaged in Christian outreach programmes as it tries to enhance its electoral strength in the southern state

After Sabarimala, Guruvayur temple at the centre of 'gold theft' row as BJP demands central agency probe

October 22, 2025 1:52 pm

The Sabarimala gold theft case. pertains to allegations of “missing” gold from the Dwarapalaka idols and door frames at the temple’s sanctum sanctorum.

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Delhi Confidential: Performance Report

May 22, 2025 12:32 pm

The Central Public Works Department, which is constructing some of the government’s key projects, including the Central Vista redevelopment project, has been without a full-time Director General for six months now.

Delhi HC issues notice to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in former BJP minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar's defamation plea

May 20, 2025 2:33 pm

Rajeev Chandrasekhar had alleged that Tharoor accused him of bribing voters in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram constituency ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

BJP Kerala chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar says Waqf Act implementation will resolve Munambam issue

April 20, 2025 12:29 pm

In a scathing attack on INDIA alliance parties, he said things are being interpreted differently by the Congress-led UDF and CPI(M)-headed LDF.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Empuraan row: 'Why should I fuel Pinarayi Vijayan’s controversy?'

April 01, 2025 9:25 am

"When Mohanlal himself has problems with his movie, why should I buy a ticket and popcorn to watch it?" newly elected Kerala BJP chief tells ieMalayalam’s weekly podcast Varthamanam.

'Why should I fuel it?': Kerala BJP chief accuses Pinarayi Vijayan of politicising 'Empuraan'

March 31, 2025 10:41 pm

Targeting Pinarayi Vijayan, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, "Its clear that not many people like the film Empuraan. Some people like it and one among those is Pinarayi Vijayan."

Prithviraj Sukumaran’s action thriller Empuraan stars Mohanlal in the lead role.

Kerala BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s U-turn amid pushback: ‘Disappointed with Empuraan… won’t watch it’

March 30, 2025 9:40 am

The Mohanlal-starrer, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, has come under fire from Hindutva organisations, accusing the film of maligning their ideology and promoting an alleged “anti-national” agenda.

‘Will return (from Kerala) only after bringing party to power’: Rajeev Chandrasekhar on taking over as state BJP chief

March 25, 2025 4:38 am

The technocrat-politician, who is a former Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, succeeded K Surendran, who has been heading the party unit for the last five years.