local body elections 2025

Kerala local body polls: BJP captures power in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, ending decades-long LDF rule

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] BJP candidate from Sasthamangalam R. Sreelekha celebrates outside the counting centre following her victory in the city Corporation election in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. | Photo Credit: JAYAMOHAN A. Ending over four decades of the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) hold over the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (BJP-NDA) secured power in […]

Kerala’s waste makeover meets poll silence

November 29, 2025November 30, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] A view of Kochi Corporation’s compressed biogas plant coming up at Brahmapuram. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Early in March 2023, a major fire engulfed the landfill at Brahmapuram, where much of the waste from the Kochi Corporation area and its surrounding municipalities used to end up. As the blaze continued to eat up […]

Battle for the ballot a burden on the pocket

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Though the State Election Commission has set a ceiling of ₹1.5 lakh as election expenses for candidates in district panchayats and Corporations, the real cost overshoots the limit by a huge margin. Parties bear a portion of the expenses, but the candidate has to shoulder the actual burden [ad_2] Source link