Overview
- BJP state general secretary S Suresh announced V V Rajesh as the mayoral nominee and Asha Nath as the deputy mayor candidate after a meeting of newly elected councillors.
- The mayoral election is scheduled for December 26 in a three‑cornered contest featuring LDF nominee R P Sivaji and UDF nominees K S Sabarinadhan for mayor and Mary Pushpam for deputy mayor.
- BJP emerged as the single largest party with 50 seats in the 101‑member corporation, leaving it one short of the 51 needed to secure the mayoralty on its own.
- Two independent councillors have not declared their stance, and the Vizhinjam ward vote remains pending, keeping the final alignment uncertain.
- Earlier internal discussions had considered retired DGP R Sreelekha for mayor, and state chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar consulted national leaders J P Nadda and Nitin Nabin on organisational matters.