Thiruvananthapuram: With 35 councillors out of 100 in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hopes to gain big and wrest power from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Kerala local body polls in the district.

The party, which has put all its chips in a city that has been its biggest source of strength in Kerala, is hoping to cross 52 seats this time. After delimitation, the corporation has a total of 101 wards. Currently, the LDF holds 52 seats and the Congress has 10.

Notably, this will mark the first election under Kerala chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has visited the state twice this year to assess the poll preparations. Show Full Article

The election for the 1,199 local bodies are scheduled 9 and 11 December, just months

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