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 that has 52 seats, the BJP is currently leading on 22, ahead of the ruling CPM-led LDF, which is leading on 16 seats, and 11 of Congress-led main Opposition UDF, as of 10.30 am.

The BJP has been aiming to win power in the state capital's urban body for the past 10 years, while it struggles to make an overall impact in term of assembly seats, ahead of the April 2026 state election.

The Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat is held by the Congress's Shashi Tharoor, whose equation with his party...