Overview
- VV Rajesh secured the mayoralty with 51 votes, including support from an Independent, and G. S. Asha Nath was elected deputy mayor.
- The BJP holds 50 of 101 seats in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, ending decades of LDF control, with one ward poll postponed.
- In a letter to Rajesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the result a milestone “written in golden letters” and accused the LDF and UDF of poor governance and a culture of corruption and violence.
- Rajesh said his priorities include clean administration and a “clean and green” city, and he signaled expectations of a possible January visit by the Prime Minister with development announcements.
- State BJP leaders say they aim to leverage the corporation win to launch assembly campaign activity, even as some reports note the party’s broader local-poll vote share remained modest.