The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken an early lead in 22 wards in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation as compared to state’s ruling Left Democratic Front, which is leading in 16 wards, and the Congress-led United Democratic Front, which is leading in 11 wards. The majority mark to win the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation with 101 wards is 52. Thiruvananthapuram: Political party workers witness the counting of votes for the Kerala local body elections, in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, December 13, 2025.(PTI) This trend marks significant push for the BJP, which has been aiming to win power in Kerala capital’s urban body for the past 10 years. Track live updates | Kerala local body polls results The leads come in as some counting centres in Thiruvananthapuram, along with Palakkad and Vadakara, reported some issues over allowing entry to booth agents and candidates, reported news agency PTI. The voting for Kerala‘s 1,199 local bodies was held in two phases and the counting for the same began at 8 am on Saturday. The postal ballots were counted at the beginning, followed by …