Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor on Saturday welcomed the outcome of the Kerala local body elections, calling the results a clear mandate

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as single-largest party in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram corporation, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's bastion, in the state local body elections, counting of votes for which began at 8 am on Saturday, December 13.

As per the trends at around 2:45 pm, BJP emerged as the single-largest party and was close to the half-way mark of 51. It is set to capture power with the help of Independents.

While the BJP was ahead in Thirvananthapuram, the UDF led by the Congress was leading on 7869 wards. The Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by the CPI(M), is ahead on 6505 wards, while the NDA, spearheaded by the BJP

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