Ahead of Kerala Assembly Polls, 98 members of Left parties joined the local unit of BJP in the presence of Union Minister Pralhad Joshi in Thiruvananthapuram.
“These 98 CPI(M) party members joined BJP under the leadership of Mukul Prabhakaran, former Gram Panchayat president and CPI(M) area committee member,” said BJP leader VV Rajesh.
“The newly joined CPI(M) members offered their party office to BJP and it would be converted to BJP office in the coming days. Many CPI(M) members and Congress workers are in contact with us and many more will be joining BJP in the coming days,” the BJP leader added.