India, Dec. 13 -- The BJP may finally be able to make a mark in Kerala's electoral field, going by early trends in counting of votes for the local body elections on Saturday, December 13. In the fight for the municipal corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, the BJP was currently leading on 22 of the total 101, ahead of the ruling CPM-led LDF, which was leading on 16 seats, and 11 of Congress-led main Opposition UDF, as of 11 am. The majority mark is 52.

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BJP leader R Sreelekha, a former director general of police, won the Sasthamangalam ward in Thiruvananthapuram. If the BJP wins the civic body, she is likely to the mayor. She holds the distinction of being the first woman in the Indi...