BJP's VV Rajesh Becomes Thiruvananthapuram's First Mayor

VV Rajesh of the BJP has been elected as the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation with 51 votes, marking the party's historic first-ever corporation win in Kerala. This victory ends the long-standing dominance of the Left Democratic Front in the state capital's civic body.

• VV Rajesh elected Thiruvananthapuram Mayor with 51 votes.
• BJP achieves its first-ever Corporation mayoral win in Kerala.
• Secured victory with support from 50 BJP councillors and one independent.
• Ends CPI(M)-led LDF's four-decade rule in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
• The election is considered a major political shift in Kerala's landscape.

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