Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13 (IANS) The BJP has scripted history in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, with the lotus blooming in the capital city’s civic body for the first time.

The BJP-led NDA has reached the halfway mark, winning 50 seats in the newly expanded 101-member corporation, firmly establishing itself as the single largest political force. Polling in one ward at Vizhinjam was postponed following the death of a candidate.

According to the final tally, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) secured 29 seats, while the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 19. Two seats were bagged by Independents.

The outcome marks a dramatic shift in the political balance of the capital, long regarded as a Left bastion. In the outgoing 100-member Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, t

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