Rajnath Singh to campaign in Kerala for two days from Friday

Election to the 140-member Kerala Assembly will be held on May 16. BJP has fielded 97 candidates to contest the polls.

Rajnath Singh to campaign in Kerala for two days from Friday

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh will address a series of election meetings in Kerala for two days beginning Friday.

Singh, a senior BJP leader, will campaign for party candidates in Chathannoor and Kunnathur in Kollam district, Attingal, Nedumangad and Vattiyoorkavu in Thiruvanthapuram.

Election to the 140-member Kerala Assembly will be held on May 16. BJP has fielded 97 candidates to contest the polls.

BJP today set up a three-member committee to look into "growing atrocities" against Dalit women in Kerala and its members will be visiting the families of victims in the coming days.

A Dalit woman, who was a law student, was raped and murdered on April 28 in the state, leading to a sharp attack against the ruling UDF by BJP.

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