Kerala BJP Mayor | BJP Makes History In Kerala, Gets 1st Ever Mayor In Big Pre-Poll Boost
The BJP's VV Rajesh was sworn in as Mayor of Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram Friday afternoon, marking a watershed moment in the southern state's political landscape. In his first comments after being inducted, he said, "We will move forward together... taking everyone along. Development will be implemented in all 101 wards... Thiruvananthapuram will be transformed into a developed city." Rajesh's induction comes less than six months before an election in a state the Bharatiya Janata Party has historically struggled; it has never held power in Kerala and has only ever had one MLA - O Rajagopal won the Nemom seat in 2016 - and one MP - actor Suresh Gopi won Thrissur in 2024.
