The BJP’s Palakkad district unit resolved its internal dispute over the district leadership on Monday, as Municipal Chairperson Prameela Sasidharan reaffirmed her commitment to the party and ruled out any plans to resign.

Meanwhile, the executive committee member N Sivarajan expressed no objections to the appointment of Prashanth Sivan as the district president. Councillors have also decided to convene an emergency meeting to discuss further actions.

Municipal Vice Chairman E Krishnadas reiterated that he held no personal objections to the appointment. Earlier, the leadership crisis, which stemmed from dissatisfaction over the choice of district president, had led to unrest, with several councillors threatening mass resignations.

The RSS leadership played a crucial role in resolving the dispute, reported Manorama News. As part of efforts to ensure unity within the party, Prashanth Sivan visited N Sivarajan at his residence.

Meanwhile, the BJP announced district presidents for 27 of its 30 organisational districts on Monday, with four of the new appointees being women. State President K Surendran stated that the appointments were finalised after consultations with the national leadership and ruled out any further compromises with dissident councillors.  

BJP district presidents
The new district presidents are Karamana Jayan (Thiruvananthapuram City), Mukkampalamoodu Biju (Thiruvananthapuram North), S Prasanth (Kollam West), Raji Prasad (Kollam East), Sandeep Vachaspati (Alappuzha South), P K Binoy (Alappuzha North),  Ligin Lal (Kottayam Wes), Roy Chacko (Kottayam East), P C Varghese (Idukki North), Shyju (Ernakulam City), Brahma Raj (Ernakulam North), P P Sajeev (Ernakulam East), Deepa Puzhakkal (Malappuram Central), Rashmil Nath (Malappuram East), T Subramanian (Malappuram West), Prasanth Sivan (Palakkad East), P Venugopal (Palakkad West), Justin (Thrissur City), Nivedida Subramanian (Thrissur North), Sreekumar (Thrissur South), Prakash Babu (Kozhikode City), Devadas (Kozhikode Rural), Praphul Krishna (Kozhikode North), Prasanth Malavayal (Wayanad), Vinod Master (Kannur North), Biju Elakkuzhi (Kannur South), M L Ashwini (Kasaragod).

Karamana Jayan, Raji Prasad, Sandeep Vachaspati, Prakash Babu, Nivedida Subramanian, Praphul Krishna, and others are state leaders. With the exception of Karamana Jayan, Ligin Lal, and Shyju, the rest have been appointed district presidents for the first time. Reports indicate that the Krishnadas and Surendran factions each have 12 district presidents. In two places in Kozhikode, supporters of Shobha Surendran have been appointed as district presidents. The BJP has formed 30 constituency districts by dividing the state, excluding Pathanamthitta, Kasaragod, and Wayanad. This approach has been successfully implemented in other states.