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Factionalism the main challenge

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national leadership has named K. Surendran as State president.

Mr. Surendran’s name was announced by national president J. P. Nadda in Delhi on Saturday. Mr.Surendran who was in the forefront of the Sabarimala agitation will be the youngest leader to head the party in the State.

Following the party decision to appoint P. S. Sreedharan Pillai as Mizoram Governor, the State unit witnessed intense faction feud, but Mr.Surendran’s prominent presence in the agitations, mainly the one against the Supreme Court granting permission for entry of women of child-bearing age to Sabarimala, helped him gain an edge over other contenders.

Mr.Surendran had been officiating as BJP State general secretary for the past 10 years.