Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) [KJ(S)] leader P.C. George has announced his plans to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The decision, announced during a meeting of the KJ(S) State committee here on Saturday, assumes significance especially as speculations have already started doing the rounds that Mr. George is keen on contesting from Pathanamthitta or Kottayam as the NDA candidate. For the regional party, it also marks a second stint with the BJP-led alliance after exiting the coalition in 2019 by citing that “the party has failed to speak up for the minorities and uphold secularism.” The outfit had earlier joined the BJP-led NDA in the wake of the Sabarimala protests in 2018.
An official statement said the meeting unanimously decided to accept the leadership of Narendra Modi “who has made immense contributions to the country’s growth.” In this context, the party will be following a political programme in alignment with the NDA.
