Thiruvananthapuram: Ahead of the Assembly elections in Kerala, BJP chief JP Nadda will be visiting the Kerala state on a two-day visit from February 3 to take part in various organizational programmes. This is the first visit of Nadda after he assumed office as the party's national president.

The BJP chief will participate in a roadshow through Thiruvananthapuram today. He will also hold discussions with people from all walks of life and chalk out the election strategy of the "Mission Kerala" project.

BJP media in-charge and Rajya Sabha member Anil Baluni in a statement said: "Nadda will address the party's Kerala unit core committee and also meet newly elected councillors and block, Zila Panchayat members of the party in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday." He said the BJP chief will visit the Padmanabhaswamy Temple to offer prayers and will hold meetings with NDA alliance partners individually on Wednesday evening.

"The arrival of our national president is a major moment of pride for all of us and we will use this opportunity to plan out our election strategy for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state." Kerala BJP chief K. Surendran said, He added that the votes of the Christian community will be a major factor in the Assembly polls and the party is confident of support from the community.

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