Synopsis: The results of Kerala’s local self-government elections have delivered a telling political contrast. In Thiruvananthapuram, the BJP-led NDA broke a 45-year LDF stranglehold over the city corporation, signalling a major shift in the capital’s political landscape. In Thrissur, however, the BJP’s expectations — buoyed by Union Minister Suresh Gopi’s 2024 Lok Sabha victory — failed to translate into a civic-level breakthrough.

Two Kerala municipal corporations, two high-profile MPs, and two sharply divergent verdicts.

While the BJP scripted a historic takeover of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation after 45 uninterrupted years of Left rule, the much-hyped BJP surge in Thrissur fell flat.

The contrasting outcomes have reopened questions about leadership, campaign strategy, credibi

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