V.V. Rajesh becomes Thiruvananthapuram mayor

Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar Back in 2020, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was confident of capturing power at the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, ruled by the Left Democratic Front for around four decades. The confidence was built on their performance in the previous elections in 2015, when they increased their seats from a mere six to 35…