BJP has opened its account in Kerala's Thrissur

Suresh Gopi was sworn in only yesterday

Reports say he is not interested in being a minister

In a move that can set tongues wagging, first time BJP Thrissur MP Suresh Gopi has allegedly declared that he would not continue as a minister in PM Narendra Modi’s cabinet. 

Interestingly, it was only yesterday that he was sworn in along with Modi among others. 

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Reports suggest that he would continue as an MP, but has not shown any interest in being a minister. Currently, he is a minister of state with no portfolio announced. However, he has assuaged feelings of the electorate saying he would represent them in the Parliament and publicise their problems, but certainly not as a minister as he had never hankered after it. 

In the just concluded LS elections, Gopi emerged victorious as he got a total of 4,12,338 votes. He won with a margin of 74,686 votes. His opponent was ADV VS Sunilkumar of the Communist Party of India (CPI). 

At the same time, it should also be noted that this is BJP’s debut in Kerala, which is a stronghold of the left. 

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