Overview
- The outgoing mayor is not contesting the 2025 local body elections, yet she is actively canvassing across wards and says the party assigns responsibilities based on political needs.
- The BJP has fielded former DGP R. Sreelekha in Sasthamangalam and the Congress has nominated ex-MLA K. Sabarinathan in Kowdiar, prompting speculation about their parties’ potential mayoral picks.
- Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala mocked reports of her relocating to Kozhikode, drawing a public condemnation from CPI(M) leader M. V. Jayarajan, who called the remark "extremely immature."
- Opposition parties highlight allegations from her term, including claims of revenue fund misappropriation and favoritism in appointments, which she rejects while citing initiatives such as 115 electric buses and rooftop solar on government buildings.
- BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar claims the LDF kept her out to blunt anti-incumbency, a charge she counters by arguing the LDF delivered more for the city than the BJP.