BJP selects Rajesh as Mayor Candidate for Thiruvananthapuram

The BJP on Thursday decided to field former district president V V Rajesh as its candidate for the post of Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, which the party won for the first time, ending 45 years of Left rule. 

Woman councillor Asha Nath will be the party's candidate for Deputy



Mayor. The names were announced by the party's state general secretary, S Suresh, at a meeting of the newly elected BJP councillors of the corporation and the party's district leaders.

The decision followed prolonged discussions within the party's state and district leadership.