US EditionShashi Tharoor Congratulates BJP for Thiruvananthapuram Win in Kerala Civic Polls, Hails ‘Beauty of Democracy’
The UDF improved on 2020 results with strong anti-incumbency support while BJP won 50 of 101 seats in Thiruvananthapuram, ending LDF's 45-year rule, officials said.
- On Saturday, the Congress-led United Democratic Front gained a significant boost as the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance won 50 of 101 wards to control the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation for the first time.
- Anti-Incumbency and campaign strategy helped the UDF improve on 2020 results, while the Left Democratic Front's late welfare push had little effect on voter sentiment.
- Focusing on the capital, the Bharatiya Janata Party targeted the Thiruvananthapuram corporation with development messaging and grassroots campaigning, building on gains from six councillors in 2010.
- Shashi Tharoor responded that he congratulates the UDF on wide wins and acknowledged the BJP's Thiruvananthapuram victory, while analysts say this boosts BJP confidence for the 2026 Assembly polls.
- Rajeev Chandrashekhar said the BJP's Thiruvananthapuram victory comes despite weaker results in other urban and rural pockets, and one seat was canceled last week.
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