Congress Wave in Kerala, No Saffron Surge: Venugopal

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Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said that the BJP has lost five percent vote share from the 2024 tally in Kerala.

By TRH Political Desk

New Delhi, December 13, 2025 — While the BJP gains spotlight for win in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation, the Congress sought to give a reality check—it’s Congress wave, not a saffron surge. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said that the BJP has lost five percent vote share from the 2024 tally in Kerala.

“The BJP’s media spin projecting a surge in Kerala Local Body Elections is laughable. In the final results, NDA has 0 District Panchayats, 0 Block Panchayats, remains stuck at 2 Municipalities, and is projecting 1 Corporation as a ‘breakthrough’,” said Venugopal in a post on X.

The Congress leader also stated that the “story coming from this election is that the people of Kerala quickly got disillusioned with the BJP. ⁠They projected their 2024 Thrissur Lok Sabha victory also as a win, and today the people have given UDF a thumping victory in the Corporation.”

“They also lost 5% vote share from their 2024 Lok Sabha Elections performance. ⁠And as for growth, they managed to gain 7 Gram Panchayats (from 19 to 26 out of 941) since the last elections,” he added.

In his analysis, the Congress leader said that the “verdict Kerala actually delivered is unmistakable: a sweeping Congress-led UDF mandate across every tier. UDF won 4 of 6 Corporations (+3), stands tall with 7 of 14 District Panchayats (+4), dominates 54 of 86 Municipalities (+12), surges to 79 Block Panchayats (+39), and has established a strong grip over rural Kerala with 505 Grama Panchayats (+164).”

This, while the LDF was also rejected comprehensively, he added. “A collapse of 239 Grama Panchayats, 48 Block Panchayats, 14 Municipalities, 4 District Panchayats, and a fall from 5 to 1 Corporations. Be it the cities or the villages of Kerala, they have voted in unison against their disastrous performance,” added Venugopal.

Even in Thiruvananthapuram, where NDA claims a “breakthrough”, said the Congress MP, “the data from all parts of Trivandrum outside the Corporation shows a wipeout: 0 District Panchayats, 0 Municipalities, 0 Block Panchayats – and just 6 Grama Panchayats.”

“This is a UDF wave and it will be decisively repeated in the 2026 Assembly election,” he added.