T’puram/Thrissur: BJP central leadership has sought independent reports from a slew of BJP leaders, all close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the crisis the party is currently facing in the state.
According to sources, the central BJP leadership has asked reports from former civil servant C V Ananda Bose, Rajya Sabha MP Suresh Gopi, former DGP Jacob Thomas and Metroman E Sreedharan to present their independent observations on the state of affairs in the BJP state unit as well as the hawala deal allegations against the party.
It is reliably learnt that Bose, known to be closer to the Prime Minister than most Kerala leaders, has already submitted his reflections on the predicament the party state unit has landed in.
Thomas who contested as a BJP candidate from Irinjalakuda is learnt to have been asked to submit a report on why BJP failed to poll only 26 lakh votes in the assembly elections while it has over 31 lakh registered members from the state.
Apart from this, Thomas has been asked to give a report on the influence of black money in various segments of Kerala economy.
The modus operandi of black money dealers and their network, cutting across religious and political barriers, would be the main focus of his report.
Sources say that Thomas has already submitted an interim report to the central leadership and is expected to soon submit a detailed report on the black money mafia in Kerala.
Gopi has been asked to file his own views and understanding on the reasons for the huge debacle the party faced in the assembly elections and also the internal bickering in the state unit.
He is yet to submit his report.
Sources said Sreedharan, who joined the party recently and fought the election from Palakkad constituency, has been asked to put on record his views on BJP’s electoral debacle in the elections.