Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Kerala Left’s Media Face Joins BJP
A man named Reji Lukose, who was a well-known supporter of the CPI(M) party in Kerala, India, has decided to join the BJP.
He said he was sad because the CPI(M) was not following its old ideas and was causing problems between different groups of people.
He was impressed by the BJP's plans for development and wants to support them now.
The CPI(M) said it's not a big deal because Lukose never had an important position in their party.
Another former CPI(M) leader, V R Ramakrishnan, also joined the BJP, expressing similar sentiments.
The BJP welcomed both of them into the party.
Reji Lukose, a prominent Left face in media debates in Kerala, joined the BJP.
He accused the CPI(M) of creating a communal divide in the state.
Lukose claimed to be moved by the BJP's development agenda.
He stated that the CPI(M) has deviated from its ideological stance in recent months.
Senior CPI(M) leader V N Vasavan downplayed the development, stating Lukose never held any post in the party.
- Who
- Reji Lukose, a former international correspondent and prominent Left face in media debates in Kerala, and V R Ramakrishnan, a former CPI(M) leader
- What
- Joined the BJP, accusing the CPI(M) of creating a communal divide in the state
- When
- Thursday, January 9 (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Kerala, India
- Why
- Due to the ideological deviation of the CPI(M) and being moved by BJP's development agenda
- Person
- Reji Lukose
- Previous Affiliation
- CPI(M)
- New Affiliation
- BJP
- Reason for Joining
- Ideological deviation of CPI(M) and BJP's development agenda
- Induction Ceremony
- BJP state headquarters
- CPI(M) Response
- Downplayed the development, stating Lukose never held any post in the party
- Other Joinee
- V R Ramakrishnan, former CPI(M) leader
- Election Context
- Ahead of April assembly polls in Kerala
