Actor S Devan quits BJP, resigns as Kerala unit vice president

Actor S Devan announced his resignation as BJP's Kerala vice president and party primary member at a temple event in Alappuzha on Sunday. Speaking at Kanachikulangara Devi Temple, he said the politics he envisioned did not align with his five years in the state BJP.

Devan began his political career by forming the Kerala People's Party, renamed the Nava Kerala People's Party in 2020, before merging it with the BJP in 2021 after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He was then appointed state vice president. Addressing the gathering, Devan claimed he made a significant contribution to Rajeev Chandrasekhar's victory in Thiruvananthapuram in 2024, though it was unclear if he referred to Chandrasekhar's 2026 Assembly win from Nemom after his 2024 Lok Sabha defeat.

BJP leader B Radhakrishna Menon expressed dissatisfaction over Devan choosing the temple platform for the announcement. Menon said he did not know why Devan decided not to be part of the BJP's efforts to take India to the forefront by 2047 and felt the temple was not the right place for such a decision.