In Kerala, BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar challenges Congress' Shashi Tharoor for Thiruvananthapuram's Lok Sabha seat.

In Kerala, BJP Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar is set to challenge Congress' three-term MP Shashi Tharoor for Thiruvananthapuram's Lok Sabha seat. Both leaders express openness to a debate on local concerns. Tharoor accepts the challenge, inviting debate on topics including price hike, unemployment, corruption, communalism, and BJP's 10 years of politics of hatred.