BJP announces new state team in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 11 (PTI) BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday announced the party's new team of office-bearers in Kerala.

Senior leaders M T Ramesh and Sobha Surendran, along with S Suresh and Anoop Antony, have been appointed as general secretaries, according to the party list.

The list of 10 vice-presidents includes former DGP R Sreelekha and Shaun George, the son of former MLA P C George.

Others named include K S Radhakrishnan, C Sadanandan Master, P Sudheer, C Krishnakumar, B Gopalakrishnan, K Soman, K A Aneesh Kumar, and Abdul Salam.

The party also announced ten secretaries. E Krishnadas has been appointed as the treasurer.

The inclusion of Shaun George and Anoop Antony is also seen as a move to strengthen the BJP's reach among Christian communities.

The appointments come after Chandrasekhar took over as state president, replacing K Surendran a few months ago.

Party leaders say the changes are aimed at reinforcing the BJP ahead of the upcoming local body elections and the Assembly polls next year. PTI TGB SSK TGB SSK ROH