BJP leader V.V. Rajesh sworn in as Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person V.V. Rajesh was connected Friday sworn successful arsenic the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, making it the archetypal clip that the enactment is coming to powerfulness successful immoderate Corporation successful Kerala. Mr. Rajesh got 51 retired of the full 100 votes, including 1 ballot from Independent councillor M. Radhakrishnan. The Left Democratic Front (LDF)’s Mayoral campaigner R.P. Sivaji got 29 votes, portion the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF)’s K.S. Sabarinadhan got lone 17 votes with 2 of the UDF votes becoming invalid.

Sudheesh Kumar, the autarkic councillor from Powdikonam and a Congress rebel, did not formed his vote. The predetermination to the Vizhinjam ward was postponed earlier owed to the decease of a candidate. District Collector and Returning Officer Anu Kumari administered the oath to Mr. Rajesh. A ample fig of BJP workers who had begun gathering astatine the Corporation premises successful the morning, erupted into spirited sloganeering arsenic helium completed his oath.

“I anticipation to usage my acquisition and abilities to instrumentality on everyone to guarantee improvement successful the 101 wards of the Corporation. As a typical of the enactment ruling this country, my purpose is to guarantee that Thiruvananthapuram volition beryllium 1 of the 3 Indian cities with the biggest developmental activities happening successful the adjacent 5 years,” helium said successful his archetypal code arsenic the Mayor.

Although R. Sreelekha, erstwhile Director General of Police who won from the Sasthamangalam ward, was earlier tipped to beryllium the Mayor, a conception of the BJP enactment stood steadfast for Mr. Rajesh, considering his agelong years of acquisition successful gathering the enactment astatine the grass-root level successful the district. The enactment enactment is learnt to person promised bigger roles for her successful the future.

It is noteworthy that Ms. Sreelekha near the assembly hallway soon aft Mr. Rajesh took oath and earlier helium began his archetypal address, and adjacent earlier the Opposition councillors would permission the hall. Three-time councillor G.S. Asha Nath is contesting arsenic the lawman politician campaigner of the BJP.

Ending implicit 4 decades of the Left Democratic Front (LDF)’s clasp implicit the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured powerfulness successful Thiruvananthapuram Corporation by winning 50 retired of the 101-seats, 1 abbreviated of the bulk figure.