Overview
- Polling begins December 9 in Ernakulam after an intensive final week of house visits, street meetings and senior-leader tours across key districts.
- The LDF alleged a tactical UDF–BJP arrangement in four Kochi Corporation divisions, citing BDJS nominations and candidate choices, and said it expects a simple majority in the council.
- UDF leaders showcased what they said were over ₹700 crore in projects in Kannur Corporation and flagged a Mission 2030 plan for the city’s next phase.
- Urban arenas from Thiruvananthapuram to Kozhikode signal three-cornered contests, with the BJP/NDA working to turn recent vote-share gains into seats and candidate switches, such as Sunitha Dixon’s move, reshaping ward fights.
- Redrawn maps are pivotal: Alappuzha adds 101 seats and Malappuram gains 277 wards across tiers, heightening the role of independents and rebels in closely balanced local bodies.