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V. V. Rajesh Sworn In as Thiruvananthapuram Mayor, BJP’s First Corporation Win in Kerala

The BJP now governs the capital’s civic body on a razor-thin, independent-backed majority.

VV Rajesh becomes BJP's first-ever mayor in Kerala.
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Rajesh won the mayoral election held at the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation office with 51 votes in the 101-member council.

Overview

  • Rajesh secured 51 votes to win the mayoral election, with the LDF’s R. P. Sivaji polling 29 and the UDF’s K. S. Sabarinadhan 17 after two UDF ballots were ruled invalid and one councillor abstained.
  • The majority hinged on support from Independent councillor M. Radhakrishnan, and District Collector and Returning Officer Anu Kumari administered the oath.
  • The outcome delivers Kerala’s first BJP mayor and ends more than four decades of Left control in Thiruvananthapuram’s corporation.
  • The council arithmetic remains narrow with polling in the Vizhinjam ward postponed, leaving the BJP-led bloc reliant on a one-seat edge.
  • The BJP has nominated G. S. Asha Nath for deputy mayor, as opposition parties raised procedural objections over oath-taking and reports noted discontent from sidelined aspirant R. Sreelekha.