Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 -- Keralam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday congratulated newly elected Keralam Legislative Assembly Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan and said the BJP-led NDA would extend full cooperation to ensure democratic functioning and development in the State.

Speaking in the Assembly, Chandrasekhar congratulated Radhakrishnan on behalf of the BJP-led NDA and the party's supporters.

"On behalf of the BJP-led NDA and the 30 lakh voters who supported the BJP, I would like to extend my congratulations. This House is the centre of our democratic system, and the Assembly has elected you as its Speaker. The Speaker holds the responsibility of ensuring proper democratic functioning in t...