India, Dec. 13 -- The BJP-led NDA is heading towards a historic win in Kerala with the saffron camp nearing the majority mark in the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation polls.

The counting of votes is underway in Kerala for local bodies across the state.

In Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by the CPI(M), is losing its grip on its stronghold which it held for 45 years as the BJP-led Non-Democratic Alliance (NDA) surged ahead in 49 out of 101 wards, with the halfway mark at 51.

Counting of votes began at 8 am on Saturday, December 13 and is being carried out in 244 centres and 14 district collectorates.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as single-largest party in Thiruvananthapur...