Kerala local body polls: BJP captures power in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, ending decades-long LDF rule

Key Points

1. BJP-NDA secured power in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation after over four decades of LDF rule in local body polls declared on **December 13, 2025**.
2. NDA won **50** wards in the **101**-ward Corporation, while the LDF was reduced to **29** wards.
3. UDF won **19** seats, reversing the downward trend witnessed in the previous two elections.
4. BJP's **R. Sreelekha**, former Director General of Police (DGP), won from Sasthamangalam by a margin of over **600** votes.
5. Former Congress MLA **K.S. Sabarinadhan** won by a small margin of **74** votes from the Kowdiar ward.