For the first time in Kerala’s political history, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has secured control of the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, ending over four decades of uninterrupted Left Democratic Front (LDF) dominance in the state capital.
The NDA won 50 seats in the 101-member civic body, comfortably crossing the majority mark. The ruling CPI(M)-led LDF finished a distant second with 29 seats, while the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) managed 19 seats. Two seats were won by Independents.
The result marks a major breakthrough for the BJP in Kerala, coming close on the heels of actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi’s landmark Lok Sabha victory from Thrissur. Thiruvananthapuram has long been considered a stronghold of the Left, and the NDA’s success here signals a significant shift in urban voting patterns.
The victory is expected to strengthen the BJP’s momentum ahead of the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections. Party leaders are now turning their focus to urban constituencies such as Nemom, Vattiyoorkavu, and Kazhakkoottam, all of which fall within the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation limits.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor retained the Thiruvananthapuram seat, defeating BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar by a notably narrow margin—an outcome that, in hindsight, hinted at the BJP’s growing urban support base.
However, despite its strong showing in the capital, the BJP failed to replicate similar success in other urban centres and rural regions during the ongoing local body elections across Kerala.
Political observers note that Thiruvananthapuram district’s comparatively higher Hindu population has historically made it a key area for the BJP’s expansion strategy. The party’s growth in the corporation has been steady: from just six councillors in 2010, it rose to 35 in 2015, dipped slightly to 34 in 2020, and has now peaked with the NDA clinching full control of the civic body—underscoring the changing political dynamics in Kerala’s capital.
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