This time BJP has come out to secure the field early in the elections. Suresh Gopi has confirmed his candidacy in Thrissur. V Muralidharan and Thiruvananthapuram Rajeev Chandrasekhar are the most likely options. Yes, other possibilities are C Krishnakumar at Palakkad, Kummanam Rajasekharan or PC George at Pathamthitta. BJP will take back Wayanad seat from BDJS this time. If Rahul Gandhi is the Congress candidate, his opponent from BJP will be Abdullah Kutty or Shobha Surendran. Kozhikode – Navya Haridas / MT Ramesh, Vadakara – Praful Krishnan, Kasaragod – Srikanth / PK Krishnadas are also likely.
Anil Antony, who left the Congress, may also be given a seat. The move is to field him in Kottayam or Chalakudy. The party will also complete seat negotiations with BDJS soon. BDJS is asking for more seats but this time it will not happen. It has not yet been decided which seat will be given instead of Wayanad. Four of the BJP candidates will be women. Shobha Surendran, Nivedita Subramanian and Pramila Devi are under consideration. BJP state president K Surendran, who performed well in Pathanamthitta last time, will not be contesting this time, BJP has decided to contest 16 out of 20 seats in the state. BDJS may get three seats.
