CPM member from Alappuzha joins BJP citing loss of secular values

Bibin C Babu, a member of the CPM district panchayat in Alappuzha, has joined the BJP, citing a loss of secular values within the CPM. He made the announcement at a BJP conference in Thiruvananthapuram, attended by party leaders. Babu criticized the CPM for being influenced by communal forces and expressed dissatisfaction with the party's performance in recent elections. He indicated that many workers might leave the CPM in Alappuzha due to these issues. He plans to resign from his position as a district panchayat member and stated that he was drawn to the BJP by the central government's development initiatives. Babu has a history with the CPM, having been suspended and later reinstated before the Lok Sabha elections.