BJP demands Keralam CM’s and Pinarayi’s resignation
The BJP in Kerala is organizing protests demanding the resignation of both Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan. The party cites alleged discrepancies in voter list revisions and a high court-ordered FIR in a pay-off case as the primary reasons for their demands.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political instability and intense partisan friction in Kerala, reflecting broader challenges in state-level governance and electoral integrity debates in India.
With the Assembly session set to begin on Monday (October 12, 2026), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will organise protests demanding the resignation of both Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan.
Addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday (October 11, 2026), BJP State general secretary S. Suresh said that the party the BJP was demanding Mr. Satheesan’s resignation if he is sincere to the cause of the Congress’s protest in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter’s lists.
The protest demanding Mr. Vijayan’s resignation is over the Kerala High Court’s order to register an FIR in the CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case.
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