Overview
- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the NDA’s zonal office at Thrikkakara in Kochi, marking the formal start of the alliance’s central Kerala campaign.
- Rijiju said the NDA will contest the Assembly elections to form the state government for the first time and argued Kerala lacks a government that implements Modi-era initiatives effectively.
- The new office will coordinate election efforts across Kottayam, Alapuzha, Idukki and Ernakulam districts.
- BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced a 45-day drive focused on a development vision and on critiquing the LDF and UDF’s past governance.
- Key attendees included Rajeev Chandrasekhar, A. N. Radhakrishnan and Twenty20’s Sabu M. Jacob, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to visit Kochi on March 6 to release the NDA manifesto.