Presidents of BJP Karnataka and Tamil Nadu state units have a lot riding on the Lok Sabha elections 2024. For BY Vijayendra and Annamalai K, this is a trial by fire.
BY Vijayendra, K Annamalai. (X)
This is a ‘do or be doomed’ election for BY Vijayendra in Karnataka and Annamalai K in Tamil Nadu. As debutant MLA and BJP state president, Vijayendra’s biggest challenge is dissent, bordering on hatred, against him. For BJP cadres and leaders working for decades in the Dravidian state, Annamalai is a ‘parachuted’ state president imposed by the central leadership.