Municipal Council Meeting to Decide Opposition's Future Amid Political Controversies

The next meeting of the municipal council is scheduled for Monday. The opposition is expected to decide its future course of action at this meeting. The entire development comes in the wake of this week's violent clashes within the civic body. This was, of course, the first time that the BJP had won the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation in the 2025 local body elections. This was the first time that the party had won power in a municipal corporation in Kerala. It also marked the end of over four decades of CPI-M rule. But less than 10 months after assuming power, the civic body has become a hotbed of political controversies and confrontations. The advertisement controversy erupted on Thursday after a scuffle broke out inside the civic body. Several councillors were injured in the scuffle. Mayor वी.वी Rajesh also fell and was injured, followed by a protest over BJP councillor R. Sugathan. The LDF has demanded an end to his membership and the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (KAPA) Act.