Overview
- Reshmi formally accepted BJP membership from state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Thiruvananthapuram, who said she will run in the upcoming Kerala Assembly election.
- The BJP has not announced which constituency she will contest, according to Chandrasekhar.
- A former Mahila Congress Kerala general secretary, Reshmi contested Kottarakkara in 2021 against Finance Minister K N Balagopal and lost by 10,814 votes.
- Reshmi said post-2021 political work in Kottarakkara involved heavy financial burdens and promised to share more details about her grievances soon.
- She denied that her move was linked to Aisha Potty’s selection as the UDF candidate in Kottarakkara and alleged social-media targeting after reports of her joining the NDA.