O Rajagopal

Veteran BJP leader O Rajagopal on Monday lavished praise on MP Shashi Tharoor, saying it would be difficult to defeat the Congress leader from the state capital.

Kerala's lone BJP lawmaker, whose win marked the party's debut in the state four years ago, stirred up a controversy with his contradicting remarks on a resolution against the centre'scontentious farm laws that was unanimously passed in the state assembly.

The lone BJP legislator in Kerala, O Rajagopal on Saturday began a one-day fast at the party's state committee office demanding the chief minister''s resignation over the recent gold smuggling case.

The Kerala BJP is trying to persuade Malayalam movie star Mohanlal to join its ranks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, party legislator O Rajagopal told NDTV today. "There are a few among us who feel that a man like Mohanlal should be fielded. He is from Thiruvananthapuram, and he has evinced a keen interest in public affairs. Although Mohanlal is symp...

O Rajagopal, the first-ever BJP lawmaker in Kerala, lost 15 elections before winning his first at the age of 86.

Former union minister O Rajagopal was on Thursday elected to the Kerala assembly, giving the BJP its first ever representation in the house.

While BJP is striving hard to open its maiden account in Kerala in the May 16 Assembly polls, Nemom near Thiruvananthapuram is one of the segments where the party pins its hope the most with the party fielding its most popular face, octogenarian O Rajagopal.

The first three-cornered by-poll of Kerala in Arruvikkara saw the BJP become a crucial player in the state, with a five-fold increase in votes it garnered.

It may be just 20 km away from the Secretariat, but is considered among the most backward constituencies of Kerala's capital. The Arruvikkara Constituency is headed for a highly charged bypoll on June 26, billed as the first three-cornered bye-election in Kerala.

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is not attending the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister in New Delhi tomorrow, citing pre-scheduled engagements in the state, which prompted the BJP to term the decision as "unfortunate".

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) remained ahead in 11 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, while the BJP made headway in one, as counting reached its halfway mark on Friday.

Union minister Shashi Tharoor is engaged in a triangular battle in Thiruvananthapuram with the Left Democratic Front's Bennet P Abraham and former union minister O Rajagopal of the BJP.

With just two days left for the close of nominations for the April 10 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala, several prominent candidates of ruling Congress-led UDF, opposition LDF and BJP today entered the fray.

On Tuesday, Shashi Tharoor began his campaign in Kerala capital, Thiruvananthapuram for next month's national election with a prayer and a series of visits to churches, temples and mosques.

AIADMK has established a comfortable lead over its closest rival DMDK in the byelection to Pudukkottai Assembly constituency. In Kerala, Congress heading the ruling United Democratic Front wrested the Neyyattinkara Assembly seat from the CPI-M-led LDF in the keenly fought by-election.

Veteran BJP leader O Rajagopal on Monday lavished praise on MP Shashi Tharoor, saying it would be difficult to defeat the Congress leader from the state capital.

Kerala's lone BJP lawmaker, whose win marked the party's debut in the state four years ago, stirred up a controversy with his contradicting remarks on a resolution against the centre'scontentious farm laws that was unanimously passed in the state assembly.

The lone BJP legislator in Kerala, O Rajagopal on Saturday began a one-day fast at the party's state committee office demanding the chief minister''s resignation over the recent gold smuggling case.

The Kerala BJP is trying to persuade Malayalam movie star Mohanlal to join its ranks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, party legislator O Rajagopal told NDTV today. "There are a few among us who feel that a man like Mohanlal should be fielded. He is from Thiruvananthapuram, and he has evinced a keen interest in public affairs. Although Mohanlal is symp...

O Rajagopal, the first-ever BJP lawmaker in Kerala, lost 15 elections before winning his first at the age of 86.

Former union minister O Rajagopal was on Thursday elected to the Kerala assembly, giving the BJP its first ever representation in the house.

While BJP is striving hard to open its maiden account in Kerala in the May 16 Assembly polls, Nemom near Thiruvananthapuram is one of the segments where the party pins its hope the most with the party fielding its most popular face, octogenarian O Rajagopal.

The first three-cornered by-poll of Kerala in Arruvikkara saw the BJP become a crucial player in the state, with a five-fold increase in votes it garnered.

It may be just 20 km away from the Secretariat, but is considered among the most backward constituencies of Kerala's capital. The Arruvikkara Constituency is headed for a highly charged bypoll on June 26, billed as the first three-cornered bye-election in Kerala.

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is not attending the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister in New Delhi tomorrow, citing pre-scheduled engagements in the state, which prompted the BJP to term the decision as "unfortunate".

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) remained ahead in 11 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, while the BJP made headway in one, as counting reached its halfway mark on Friday.

Union minister Shashi Tharoor is engaged in a triangular battle in Thiruvananthapuram with the Left Democratic Front's Bennet P Abraham and former union minister O Rajagopal of the BJP.

With just two days left for the close of nominations for the April 10 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala, several prominent candidates of ruling Congress-led UDF, opposition LDF and BJP today entered the fray.

On Tuesday, Shashi Tharoor began his campaign in Kerala capital, Thiruvananthapuram for next month's national election with a prayer and a series of visits to churches, temples and mosques.

AIADMK has established a comfortable lead over its closest rival DMDK in the byelection to Pudukkottai Assembly constituency. In Kerala, Congress heading the ruling United Democratic Front wrested the Neyyattinkara Assembly seat from the CPI-M-led LDF in the keenly fought by-election.