Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 14 -- Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Saturday termed the BJP-led NDA's performance in the Kerala local body elections a "historical victory," claiming the results marked a decisive expansion of the party's vote share and political footprint across the state.

"It is a historical victory for every BJP worker across the state because we have made significant strides in our vote share and political footprint," Chandrashekhar said, asserting that the NDA had made gains even in traditional strongholds of both the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). According to him, the results have "established that the LDF is out of the picture," setting the stage for a futur...