The oath-taking of elected panchayat members, municipal councillors and corporation members will be held on December 21

xThiruvananthapuram: In a big boost ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls, the Congress-led UDF on Saturday secured a decisive victory in Kerala's local body elections, dealing a blow to the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF. The BJP made history by emerging as the single largest party in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation, setting the stage for the city’s first BJP mayor. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the mandate in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation as a "watershed moment" in the state politics.

The UDF scored a big win in the local body polls, securing a majority of gram panchayats, municipalities, corporations, block panchayats and seven district panchayats.

The UDF secur

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