<p>Attaching importance to the bypoll to the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha constituency where the BJP will be pitted against the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held roadshows seeking votes for party candidate Pon. Radhakrishnan, who lost the seat in 2019.</p>.<p>Shah, who offered prayers at the famous Thanumalayan Temple in Suchindram in Kanyakumari district, distributed pamphlets to people in the town and other adjoining areas seeking votes for Radhakrishnan, a former Union Minister of State.</p>.<p>Radhakrishnan, who was the lone BJP MP in Tamil Nadu after winning the Kanyakumari seat in 2014, lost the 2019 elections to Congress nominee H Vasanthakumar, who succumbed to Covid-19 in August 2020. The bypoll will again witness a fierce contest between the BJP and the Congress, which is yet to announce its candidate.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/aiadmk-ally-bjp-to-contest-20-seats-in-tamil-nadu-elections-as-part-of-alliance-958672.html" target="_blank">AIADMK ally BJP to contest 20 seats in Tamil Nadu elections as part of alliance</a></strong></p>.<p>“We have begun our campaign to take the BJP's lotus symbol door-to-door. I appeal to the people to elect Radhakrishnan and send him to Delhi to strengthen the voice of Tamil Nadu. I am convinced about the outcome of the polls looking at the excitement of the people,” Shah said.</p>.<p>He was speaking after launching the BJP's door-to-door campaign '<em>Vetri Kodi Eandhi Tamizhagam Velvom</em>' (Will Win Tamil Nadu carrying the flag of victory) campaign by visiting 11 homes in Suchindram.</p>.<p>The party, which lost all five seats it contested in 2019, feels a victory in the bypoll to be held on April 6 along with the Assembly elections will strengthen its efforts to make inroads into Tamil Nadu. Besides, Kanyakumari is one of the districts where the BJP machinery is strong.</p>.<p>The senior BJP leader also exuded confidence that the AIADMK-BJP-PMK combine will form a majority government in Tamil Nadu after May 2, when the result of the votes polled on April 6 will be announced.</p>
<p>Attaching importance to the bypoll to the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha constituency where the BJP will be pitted against the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held roadshows seeking votes for party candidate Pon. Radhakrishnan, who lost the seat in 2019.</p>.<p>Shah, who offered prayers at the famous Thanumalayan Temple in Suchindram in Kanyakumari district, distributed pamphlets to people in the town and other adjoining areas seeking votes for Radhakrishnan, a former Union Minister of State.</p>.<p>Radhakrishnan, who was the lone BJP MP in Tamil Nadu after winning the Kanyakumari seat in 2014, lost the 2019 elections to Congress nominee H Vasanthakumar, who succumbed to Covid-19 in August 2020. The bypoll will again witness a fierce contest between the BJP and the Congress, which is yet to announce its candidate.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/aiadmk-ally-bjp-to-contest-20-seats-in-tamil-nadu-elections-as-part-of-alliance-958672.html" target="_blank">AIADMK ally BJP to contest 20 seats in Tamil Nadu elections as part of alliance</a></strong></p>.<p>“We have begun our campaign to take the BJP's lotus symbol door-to-door. I appeal to the people to elect Radhakrishnan and send him to Delhi to strengthen the voice of Tamil Nadu. I am convinced about the outcome of the polls looking at the excitement of the people,” Shah said.</p>.<p>He was speaking after launching the BJP's door-to-door campaign '<em>Vetri Kodi Eandhi Tamizhagam Velvom</em>' (Will Win Tamil Nadu carrying the flag of victory) campaign by visiting 11 homes in Suchindram.</p>.<p>The party, which lost all five seats it contested in 2019, feels a victory in the bypoll to be held on April 6 along with the Assembly elections will strengthen its efforts to make inroads into Tamil Nadu. Besides, Kanyakumari is one of the districts where the BJP machinery is strong.</p>.<p>The senior BJP leader also exuded confidence that the AIADMK-BJP-PMK combine will form a majority government in Tamil Nadu after May 2, when the result of the votes polled on April 6 will be announced.</p>