'Metro Man' to contest in Kerala polls from Palakkad; BJP to fight on 115 seats

New Delhi: BJP will be contesting 115 seats in Kerala and Metro man E Sreedharan will contest from the Palakkad Assembly constituency, BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh said on Sunday while declaring the party candidates for the upcoming polls in the state, as per ANI.

Singh said: In Kerala, BJP will be contesting 115 seats and the rest of 25 seats will be left for 4 parties. State BJP chief K Surendran will contest from two constituencies - from Manjeshwar in Kasaragod and Konni in Pathanamthitta Dr E Sreedharan will contest from Palakkad Assembly constituency. Former state BJP chief Kummanam Rajasekharan will be contesting from Nemom seat in Kerala elections, he further added.

KJ Alphons will contest from Kanjirappally Assembly seat. Suresh Gopi will contest from Thrissur. Dr Abdul Salam will be contesting from Tirur seat. Former DGP Jacob Thomas will contest from Irinjalakuda: Singh also said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders are taking part in the party's Central Election Committee meeting at the party headquarters to finalise candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, ANI report said.

Besides the Prime Minister, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP chief JP Nadda are present at BJP headquarters along with top leaders from the respective states.

Sreedharan joined the BJP last month in Malappuram during the party's Vijaya Yatra.