THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state election commission will announce the dates for the local body polls to 1199 local bodies in the state today. State Election Commissioner M Shahjahan will announce the dates of the polls being held in 23,576 wards at 12 noon today. The Left has decided to release their candidates list as soon as the announcement is made. Meantime, the UDF parties including the Congress will finalize their list of candidates today.

The BJP is trying to capture the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation and win three times the seats. BJP leader B Gopalakrishnan told media that the NDA will win four times the seats in the state this time. The Congress first announced he candidates and then the BJP. The Congress is trying to restore the lost glory in the corporation and take control of t

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