K. Surendran, Anil Antony from Keralam named BJP national secretaries
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed K. Surendran and Anil Antony as national secretaries in a recent organizational reshuffle. While these appointments strengthen the party's leadership structure, other prominent leaders from Kerala were excluded from the new list of office-bearers.
Why it matters
Internal party appointments reflect shifting power dynamics and strategic priorities within India's major political organizations.
Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president K. Surendran and Anil Antony, who joined the BJP in 2023 after quitting the Congress, have been named among the 16 new national secretaries of the party under the new chief Nitin Nabin. However, A.P. Abdullakutty, who was a national vice-president, has been dropped from the list of national office-bearers announced on Monday (August 17, 2026).
Mr. Surendran, who was replaced as the president of the State unit in 2025, has been angling for a suitable organisational position since then. Mr. Antony, former head of the Congress digital media cell in Keralam and son of former Defence Minister A.K. Antony, had contested unsuccessfully from the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency soon after his shift.
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