Published - December 21, 2025 08:22 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Panchayats, municipalities and Corporations across Kerala saw newly-elected members being sworn in on Sunday (December 21, 2025), even as the spotlight was on the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation where the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP), with 50 seats, had emerged the single largest party in a stunning upset in the 2025 local body elections earlier this month. In the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, K. R. Cleetus of the UDF, the most senior member, was the first of 100 councillors to take the oath.