BJP likely to nominate former DGP R Sreelekha as Thiruvananthapuram mayor

BJP’s Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar is likely to hold crucial discussions with the party’s central leadership in New Delhi soon to finalise the party’s mayoral candidate for the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.

It is reported that Rajeev Chandrasekhar will visit Delhi on Thursday to hold discussions with the BJP’s central leaders regarding the party’s bid to field its first-ever mayor of the state capital.

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The BJP registered a stunning victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, winning 50 out of 100 seats in the local body elections held last week.

It has been reported that the party’s state leadership is actively considering former Director General of Police (DGP) R Sreelekha’s name for the mayoral position in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. It is learnt that the party is inclined to name Sreelekha as the mayor of the state capital.

Party leaders believe that projecting Sreelekha as the mayoral face would give a political boost to the BJP and strengthen its push to bring more women into leadership positions. They also believe that having a former top police officer at the helm would bolster the BJP’s efforts to highlight alleged irregularities during the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation’s over four-decade-long LDF rule.

BJP sources said the final call on the mayoral candidate will be taken after the party’s state president holds consultations with the central leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.