Overview
- VV Rajesh was sworn in as Thiruvananthapuram Mayor, with Asha Nath named deputy, after the BJP won 50 of 101 corporation seats.
- In a Kerala Today interview, BJP councillor and former IPS officer R. Sreelekha said the party had promised her the mayor’s post during the campaign.
- She said the central leadership likely preferred Rajesh for the role and pledged to support the decision while serving as councillor for five years.
- Following attention on her comments and her early exit from the oath ceremony, she told reporters she was not dissatisfied and was only recounting events.
- Sreelekha, who won the Sasthamangalam ward by 708 votes, also said she has no interest in seeking an Assembly ticket.