What wonderful results have come? Tharoor rubbed salt on the wounds of Congress, rejoiced over BJP’s victory in Kerala!

Shashi Tharoor News: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday praised the victory of the Congress-led UDF in the Kerala local body elections. But he also congratulated the BJP on its historic performance in his Thiruvananthapuram constituency and called it ‘the beauty of democracy’. told.

The Thiruvananthapuram MP said ‘X’ But said in a post that the people’s decision should be respected, whether it is for the UDF overall or for the BJP in their constituency. He wrote, ‘What a wonderful result in the Kerala local self-government elections! The mandate is clear, and the democratic spirit of the state shines through.”

End of 45 years of leftist rule

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a landslide victory in the municipal elections in Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram. The NDA defeated the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF). This ended 45 years of continuous leftist rule in the corporation.

What a day of amazing results in the Kerala local self-government elections! The mandate is clear, and the democratic spirit of the state shines through.

A huge congratulations to @UDFKerala for a truly impressive win across various local bodies! This is a massive endorsement…

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) December 13, 2025

UDF defeated at these two places

Of the 101 wards of Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, BJP won 50, LDF 29, United Democratic Front (UDF) 19 and two seats were won by independent candidates. Also the NDA retained Palakkad Municipality after a tough fight with the Congress-led UDF and defeated the Congress in Thrippunithura Municipality.

Thrissur seat was won in Lok Sabha elections

In the last Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s Suresh Gopi had won the Thrissur seat. The BJP won 18 out of 46 wards in Kodungallur municipality under this constituency, eight in Thrissur Corporation, two each in Guruvayur and Wadakkanchery municipalities, seven in Kunnamkulam Municipality, six in Irinjalakuda Municipality and one in Chalakudy Municipality. BJP also won four wards in block panchayats and 167 wards in gram panchayats in Thrissur district, but failed to open its account in the district panchayats.

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The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has won a decisive victory in the 2025 Kerala local body elections, while the Left Democratic Front has suffered a setback. This is being considered a big advantage for the UDF ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, as the LDF’s last attempts to woo voters through various welfare schemes have failed.