BJP scales up constituency committees to 280
The Hindu
Organisational strengthening with an eye on 2024 LS polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will scale up its organisational strength in the State by doubling the number of constituency committees.
BJP State president K. Surendran said here on Saturday that the party would now have 280 Assembly constituency committees.
“Considering the geographical peculiarities, each Assembly constituency will now be divided into two. For example, the Varkala Assembly constituency will have two committees: one for Varkala and the other for Navayikulam. Similarly, Attingal will have Attingal and Kilimanoor and Palakkad will have Palakkad and Pirayiri,” he said.

The Centre has rejected reports that the definition of the Aravalli hills was changed to permit large-scale mining, citing a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new leases. It said a court-approved framework will bring over 90% of the Aravalli region under protected areas and strengthen safeguards against illegal mining. The clarification follows controversy over the “100-metre” criterion used to define hills across states.












