MP’s 2 MPs lose assembly polls in South:Union Minister L Murugan defeated in Tamil Nadu; George Kurian finishes third in Kerala

In the election results of five states, BJP got a big victory in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry. At the same time, two Rajya Sabha MPs from the MP quota faced a crushing defeat in the electoral battle of South India. Union Minister L. Murugan in Tamil Nadu and George Kurian in Kerala assembly elections had to face defeat. George Kurian (Kerala): Slipped to third place in Kanjirappally Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh and Union Minister of State George Kurian was fielded by the BJP from the Kanjirappally seat in Kerala. There were high hopes from Kurian in this Christian-majority area. However, Kurian appeared completely out of the main contest. He finished third. He received only around 26984 votes. In the direct contest between LDF and UDF in Kerala, BJP’s prominent face George Kurian could not hold his ground. Kanjirappally Assembly Election Results Associated with the party since the 1980s, held many positions Currently, George Kurian, the Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries and a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh, is one of the oldest faces of BJP in Kerala. He has been associated with the party since the 1980s and has held various positions in the organisation. Acting as a bridge between Christians and BJP in Kerala Kurian is considered a bridge between Christians and BJP in Kerala. He has also served as the Vice-Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities. When the third term of the Modi government was formed, Kurian was made a minister without being a Member of Parliament. Later, BJP sent him to Parliament by getting him elected unopposed from the Rajya Sabha seat vacated from Madhya Pradesh (after Jyotiraditya Scindia’s resignation). The party made him a candidate from Kanjirappally in the Kerala assembly elections to polarise Christian votes, but he was relegated to the third position. L. Murugan (Tamil Nadu): Stood second in Avinashi seat L. Murugan, another Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, was trying his luck from the Avinashi (SC) seat in Tamil Nadu. Being the former president of Tamil Nadu BJP, this election was a matter of his prestige. Murugan fought the battle, but could not taste victory. He stood second in the results. He received more than 56,200 votes, but the opposition candidate defeated him by a large margin. In Tamil Nadu, Murugan’s ‘Delhi card’ did not work against regional identity and the wave of TVK (Thalapathy Vijay’s party). Lost to the candidate of actor Vijay’s party The contest for this seat was very interesting and triangular. Here, actor Vijay’s party (TVK) caused a major upset, disrupting the equations of BJP and AIADMK. Murugan gave a tough fight for his seat and pushed the AIADMK candidate to the third position. Tamil Nadu: Avinashi (SC) Assembly Was a Pracharak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) He is the Dalit face of Tamil Nadu BJP. Currently, he is the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, and a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh. L. Murugan started his career as a Pracharak (propagator) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was also associated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for a long time. From Law to Politics: Before entering politics, he was a successful lawyer at the Madras High Court. He practised law for 15 years and also served as the Vice-Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC). Vel Yatra established his identity as a Hindu nationalist leader While serving as the Tamil Nadu BJP President, Murugan undertook the ‘Vel Yatra’, which helped the BJP gain an aggressive Hindu nationalist identity in the state. The BJP sent him to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh in 2021. In the recently concluded elections, the party showed faith in him by fielding him from the Avinashi seat in Tamil Nadu, but he finished second.