Attingal (Kerala) [India], Following the BJP's Lok Sabha debut in Kerala, Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Tuesday said it marks the beginning of a new political chapter being written in the state.

BJP's Suresh Gopi won the Thrissur constituency in Kerala, making him the first BJP MP from Kerala.

Muraleedharan said, “For the first time in the history of Kerala, BJP and NDA have created history by getting an MP elected from the parliamentary constituency. Suresh Gopi's victory is not just a seat in Parliament, it is creating a new history.'' The political journey of this seat.

"This is the beginning of a new political chapter that is being written in Kerala. In the coming days, people (of Kerala) will realize the PM's welfare schemes and support them in a big way," he said.

However, Muraleedharan, who contested from Attingal Lok Sabha seat, lost to Congress candidate Adoor Prakash.Actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi said he is "happy" to have breached the BJP stronghold in Kerala, according to the trends announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday in the counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

According to ECI data, Suresh Gopi won by a margin of 74,686 votes against CPI's Sunil Kumar and Congress's K Muraleedharan.

"What was quite impossible has become brilliantly possible," BJP candidate Gopi said. He contested the seat for the second time after losing in the last general election in 2019.

He said he "bows down" to the "genuinely secular voters" of Thrissur, adding that there were attempts to "corrupt" the voters' minds to move them away from the BJP, but God "put them on the right path". Took away.,

"There were attempts to mislead the voters, but God led them to the right path through me to accept my party... Even if some of you think it is a miracle, this miracle is imminent. The victory is due to the blessings of the people. I salute the true secular voters of Thrissur who made this victory possible."