THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Malayalam film actor and MP Suresh Gopi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Thrissur as a BJP candidate. As per reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah had called Suresh Gopi to New Delhi for persuading him to accept the candidature. Suresh Gopi agreed to PM Modi and Shah, thus posing a strong challenge to both LDF and UDF candidates.

Earlier, Thushar Vellappally from the BDJS party was named the NDA candidate for Thrissur. But Tushar revealed that he will confront Rahul Gandhi in the Wayanad constituency, and this factor has led the BJP leadership to look for a publicly accepted figure in Thrissur constituency.

Suresh Gopi is an actor-MP known for his philanthropic efforts, and he is widely considered an elegant and eligible person.