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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior leaders and ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and Nadda will meet on Saturday to discuss the list of candidates.
The three top state Congress leaders – Mullappally Ramachandran, Ramesh Chennithala and Oommen Chandy – are convinced, and all three, sources say, are equally enthusiastic about the prospect.
Though Suresh Gopi had an unsuccessful run for the Lok Sabha from Thrissur, he more than doubled BJP’s vote share in the parliamentary constituency to 28.20 per cent from the 11.15 per cent in 2019.
Oommen Chandy, the two-term chief minister, at present, is the strongest candidate Congress can send to Nemom, to win Kerala.
Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said the Congress would have a foolproof strategy in Nemom to defeat the BJP.
The BJP is still not a serious threat to the two major fronts in Thiruvananthapuram's sub-urban areas but has gained enough strength to spoil the party for either.
BJP national vice-president A P Abdullakutty will contest from Malappuram. Shobha Surendran too is being considered for Kazhakootam.
None of the parties is yet to formally release their candidate list. As of now only the list of probables is ready and sources have conveyed the names of likely picks from several constituencies.
Senior leader and state vice president Shobha Surendran's name was missing from the list.
Even before the BJP was born, Chenkottukonam Swami had used his drawing power in Nemom to collect crowds for right-wing Hindu candidates during Assembly polls.