Overview
- State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced the first list covering 67 of 100 wards, with R. Sreelekha in Sasthamangalam and Padmini Thomas in Palayam.
- The lineup features recent Congress entrants Thampanoor Satheesh and K. Maheswaran Nair alongside several sitting BJP councillors who shift wards due to rotational reservation for women.
- NDA ally BDJS voiced displeasure over allocations after seeking eleven wards and indicated it could run independently, citing BJP picks in Edavacode, Ulloor, and Mannanthala.
- The BJP frames the contest around a ‘Developed Ananthapuri’ governance pitch after plateauing at 35 seats in 2020 when the LDF retained control of the corporation.
- The Election Commission is expected to release the official poll schedule soon, with the BJP set to formally unveil its city governance plan in the coming days.