Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the BJP's first-ever mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, V.V. Rajesh, on the party's historic victory in the local body elections. Modi described the win as a sign of a "new dawn" for Kerala, asserting that the BJP-led NDA is becoming a people's choice. He criticized the LDF and UDF as playing a "fixed match" and promised an end to their "broken promises," suggesting the state seeks an alternative rooted in nationalism, development, and non-appeasement.