Malayalam film director Rajasenan A is among the 23 BJP candidates whose names were announced on Friday for the May 16 Kerala Assembly polls.
Party General Secretary Arun Singh released the third list of candidates. With today's announcement, the party has so far declared candidates for 96 out of total 140 seats.
BJP has joined hands with the political wing of influential SNDP, which draws its support from the numerically-strong Ezhava community.