THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior BJP leader O Rajagopal praises Shashi Tharoor. O Rajagopal said that no one can defeat the sitting MP and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in the Lok Sabha elections.

Rajagopal says that it is impossible to defeat Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram and Tharoor has been able to influence the people. He says that Tharoor wins elections again and again because of the influence he has gained among the people.

BJP camp has been shocked by the comments made by a senior leader in Thiruvananthapuram, which is seen as the party's A plus constituency. BJP did not expect such a reaction from the leader who was the first MLA of the BJP in Kerala that too when elections are closing in.

Shashi Tharoor, who won the Lok Sabha elections in 2009, 2014 and 2019 from Thiruvananthapuram, is preparing for his fourth term. At this juncture, a senior BJP leader himself coming out praising Tharoor will boost the confidence of Congress.

Rajagopal was Shashi Tharoor's opponent in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Rajagopal lost to Shashi Tharoor by a margin of just 15,470 votes after a close contest. In 2019, Tharoor completed his hat-trick win by defeating Kummanam Rajasekharan by a majority of 99,989 votes.