Archive · 28 Dec 2025
Political Tensions in Kerala Over Office Space
In Kerala, India, there was a fight between a local leader from the CPI-M party and a new leader from the BJP party.
The BJP leader, R Sreelekha, wanted the CPI-M leader, V K Prasanth, to give up his office because she thought her office didn't have enough space.
The CPI-M leader said he had been using the office for seven years and that the BJP leader should follow the proper rules to ask him to leave.
At first, they argued, but then they shook hands and decided to be friends again.
The BJP recently won many seats in the local elections, which is a big change because the Left parties had been in charge for a long time.
CPI-M MLA V K Prasanth and BJP councillor R Sreelekha had a dispute over office space in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation building.
Sreelekha requested Prasanth to vacate his office due to inadequate facilities in her own office.
Prasanth stated that his office has been functioning for seven years and that the proper procedure requires an eviction notice from the Corporation Secretary.
The BJP won 50 of 101 divisions in the city, ending four decades of Left stronghold.
The two leaders eventually shook hands and resolved the issue amicably.
- Who
- CPI-M MLA V K Prasanth and BJP councillor R Sreelekha
- What
- Dispute over office space in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation building
- When
- Recently, specific date not mentioned
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram Corporation building, Kerala
- Why
- BJP councillor requested MLA to vacate office due to inadequate facilities
- Location
- Thiruvananthapuram Corporation building, Kerala
- MLA Involved
- V K Prasanth (CPI-M)
- Councillor Involved
- R Sreelekha (BJP)
- BJP's Election Victory
- 50 of 101 divisions in the city
- MLA Office Duration
- 7 years
- Office Allocation Process
- Requires Corporation Secretary's eviction notice
Sources
Congress Leaders Quit, Tie Up With BJP To Take Control Of Kerala Panchayat
‘Kerala elections will see Congress generational shift with 50% tickets for youth, women’: LoP Satheesan
CPM MLA, BJP councillor spar over office space in Kerala
Kerala: Congress in state of shock after 8 party members tie up with the BJP to take control of Mattathur panchayat
‘Bulldozer Raj’: CPI(M) MLA, BJP councillor spar over office space in Thiruvananthapuram
