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Even arsenic the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tasted a historical triumph astatine the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation successful the section assemblage elections, it has inactive fallen 1 abbreviated of the required bulk fig of 51 successful the 101-member council. Considering this scenario, each eyes are connected the stance to beryllium taken by the 2 Independent candidates who won successful the Kannammoola and Poundkadavu wards.
Though the victor astatine Kannammoola, M. Radhakrishnan, connected Sunday paid visits to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leaders, including V. Sivankutty and M. Vijayakumar, helium said that helium volition taken a determination connected which enactment to enactment lone based connected the opinions of the radical of his ward. He appeared to support his options open. Independent candidates often bargain for cardinal positions ranging from the Mayorship to the chairperson station of 1 of the lasting committees successful speech for their support.
Without a bulk successful the council, the ruling beforehand volition conflict to walk resolutions oregon wide cardinal task proposals, unless councillors from astatine slightest 1 of the Opposition fronts signifier a walkout. The outgoing medication nether the Left Democratic Front (LDF) had a alternatively comfy bulk of 51 successful the pre-delimitation 100-member council, with the added enactment of 3 Independents.
Mayor candidates
Discussions are besides ongoing wrong the BJP regarding the imaginable Mayor candidates. The names of erstwhile territory president V.V.Rajesh arsenic good arsenic R. Sreelekha, erstwhile Director General of Police who won from the Sasthamangalam ward, are doing the rounds.
Meanwhile, CPI(M) territory caput V. Joy told property persons that the LDF’s decision successful the Corporation was unexpected. However, its elector basal has not eroded, and it has secured implicit 42,000 votes much than the United Democratic Front (UDF).
“There was nary overwhelming nationalist sentiment against the LDF successful the Corporation. However, determination were immoderate local-level issues. The enactment volition survey wherever we went incorrect and marque the indispensable changes. The LDF was capable to triumph successful the territory panchayat, each the 4 municipalities arsenic good arsenic 35 of the 73 grama panchayats, portion the UDF won successful 25 and NDA successful 6. No 1 secured a bulk successful 7 panchayats. We were capable to wrest the Kallikkad and Karavaram panchayats from the BJP,” helium said.
