Kerala BJP president Kummanam Rajasekharan is ‘not sure’ if actor Suresh Gopi, who is being nominated as a Rajya Sabha member, is a party member.

The decision to field him is a well-conceived one taken by the national party leadership after giving due weightage to his contributions as a thespian, Rajasekharan said.

The party would extend all support to Gopi with regard to discharge of duties and responsibilities as a member of the Upper House, he told newspersons here. He dismissed imputations that the State leadership was not consulted in the matter. “The decision is purely an internal affair of the party and we will abide by it,” he said.

Jaitley to release NDA vision document

Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will release the NDA’s vision document for the Assembly elections here on Saturday.

Central leaders of the party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkiah Naidu and Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani will make campaign tours from early May.

The State unit of the party has laid out an exhaustive tour programme also for BJP president Amit Shah extending to over two weeks.

PM Modi will address five rallies between May 6 and 11 during when he will also speak in neighbouring Tamil Nadu .Modi will speak at Palakkad on May 6; Thiruvananthapuram on May 8; and Kasaragod, Alappuzha and Ernakulam on May 12 as per a tentative schedule.

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