Kevin Falcon’s ignominious place in history is now secure. He took over a faltering B.C. Liberal party, but still an organization with some potential ­viability.

In terms the former real estate developer would be familiar with, he moved into a derelict mansion in need of major renos, but with good bones.

Instead of engineering a ­glorious makeover, he oversaw the worst rebranding exercise since Twitter became “X.”

The joint became unlivable in a matter of months, so on Wednesday he slapped a condemned sign on the gate and is walking away from the smoking ruin.

The party will still exist, but is in suspended animation until after the election.

He fulfilled his promise to do whatever it takes to help defeat the NDP, including abandoning his own re-election effort. But it took until just 52 days before Election Day to realize he had only one move left.

The compressed timeline will make the next few weeks an exercise in total chaos. Bedlam is breaking out all over as more than 50 BC United candidates and more than 80 Conservative Party of B.C. candidates realize they are now drifting in the wind.

They jumped through all the hoops, knocked on all the required doors and........

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