Kerala: BJP-Led NDA candidate Suresh Gopi casts vote in Thrissur

Thrissur (Kerala) [India], April 26 (ANI): BJP-led NDA candidate from Thrissur Suresh Gopi casts his vote in Thrissur, Kerala in the second phase of Lok Sabha election 2024 on Friday.

After casting his vote, Gopi spoke about the significance of this election and the participation of the people in Kerala.

“You will see the people’s hearts. The nation will see the participation of Kerala in the national development movement,” says Suresh Gopi, NDA candidate from Thrissur, after casting his vote. So the heart will bloom and Thrissur and such other constituencies in the states,” Gopi said.

For first-time voters, Suresh Gopi acknowledged their understanding of the importance of voting.

“They know well. You don’t have to educate them. They know what life is. Life is not all about politics but politics and administration through political decisions are very important in life and they are very well aware of it,” Gopi said.

When asked if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will secure all 20 seats in Kerala, Gopi replied, ” I am not an astrologer and neither I am God. He will decide (God) and we will take the divine favor.”

Earlier in March, BJP had fielded actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi for the second time, hoping that his charisma as an actor will bring the party more votes beyond what they get from the traditional BJP supporters.

Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency, where high-profile candidates are in the fray this time, is going to witness a fierce triangular contest between the BJP, Congress, and the CPI.

Congress has fielded K Muralidharan, son of the late Congress doyen K Karunakaran whose pocket borough was once Thrissur, the ruling Left Democratic Front nominated former Agriculture Minister in the previous LDF government in the state, VS Sunilkumar.

The constituency, where both Congress-led UDF and CPM-led LDF interchangeably won multiple times in the past seven decades, is currently held by Congress.

All 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala will go to the polls today. The results will be announced on June 4. (ANI)