Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Kerala BJP Councillor Agrees to Withdraw Resignation
R Sreelekha, a BJP councillor in Kerala, said she would resign from her council position.
After talking with party leaders, she agreed not to step down.
She had given a resignation letter to the mayor, but the corporation secretary had not received it, so the formal process was not complete.
Sreelekha said she had personal reasons for wanting to leave.
The BJP has 50 councillors in a 101-member city council and relies on an independent councillor's support to govern.
Party leaders said the issue had been resolved.
A Congress councillor criticized the resignation announcement and said voters' trust had been harmed.
He also alleged that residents of Sreelekha's ward had sought help from him.
R Sreelekha agreed not to step down after discussions with BJP leaders.
She represents Sasthamangalam ward in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
She handed her resignation letter to Mayor VV Rajesh on September 30, but the corporation secretary had not received it.
The BJP has 50 councillors in the 101-member corporation and holds power with an independent councillor's support.
Congress councillor K S Sabarinadhan criticized the announcement, alleging ward residents' concerns were not being addressed.
- Who
- BJP councillor R Sreelekha, who represents Sasthamangalam ward.
- What
- She agreed to withdraw her resignation after discussions with party leaders.
- When
- She handed her resignation letter to the mayor on September 30; the date of the discussions was not specified.
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Kerala.
- Why
- Sreelekha cited personal reasons for stepping down; BJP leaders said the issue had been resolved after discussions.
BJP leadership
Congress councillor
Meaning of the resignation announcement
BJP leadership
BJP general secretary S Suresh said Sreelekha had not intended to create a party crisis or destabilize the corporation administration, and said the issue was resolved.
Congress councillor
Congress councillor K S Sabarinadhan called the announcement a blow to voters' trust.
Representation of ward residents
BJP leadership
Sreelekha cited personal reasons for stepping down; the BJP statements described the issue as resolved.
Congress councillor
Sabarinadhan alleged that residents of Sreelekha's ward approached him for help because their concerns were not being addressed by her.
- Councillor
- R Sreelekha, representing Sasthamangalam ward
- Resignation letter
- Handed to Mayor VV Rajesh on September 30
- Formal status
- The corporation secretary had not received the letter, leaving the formal process incomplete
- Council size
- 101 members
- BJP councillors
- 50; the party secured power with an independent councillor's support
- No-confidence threshold
- 51 councillors would be needed to pass a motion against the mayor