Victor T. Thomas resigns from Kerala Congress (Joseph); joins BJP
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Thiruvananthapuram: Victor T. Thomas, a former Kerala Congress (Joseph) district president for Pathanamthitta, joined the BJP on Sunday in Kochi.
Thomas served as both the state president of the organization's student body and its youth section. He ran for assembly in 2011 and 2016 as a candidate for the United Democratic Front (UDF), and most recently he served as the UDF's Pathanamthitta district chairman.
While speaking to media persons at Kochi, Victor said that the Kerala Congress led by the former minister, P.J. Joseph was not the old Kerala Congress and has lost the support of cadres.
It may be noted that the Kerala Congress led by P.J. Joseph is with the opposition UDF led by the Indian National Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League.
He said that he was joining the BJP to be part of the nationalist movement and added that the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was taking BJP to great heights.
The joining of Victor T. Thomas to BJP will have a major impact on the Christian-dominated district of Pathanamthitta.
As Victor has grassroots support in many areas of the Pathanamthitta district, his joining can prove to be a shot in the arm for BJP, just before the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.
The BJP is trying to woo the Christian community and the joining of Victor to the party will give a major boost to the party in the Christian belts of Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Pathanamthitta and Aranmula assembly constituencies.
BJP state president, K. Surendran, party prabhari for Kerala, and former Union Minister, Prakash Javedkar were present when Victor T. Thomas joined the BJP during a public function at Kochi on Sunday.
With inputs from IANS
