Majeed reportedly resigned as CPM local secretary to contest in the local body election as an independent, Times of India reported. He won the ward, securing 666 votes, 47 more than his opponent from the IUML.

The election results, which were announced on Saturday, witnessed the ruling LDF suffer a surprise and potentially debilitating setback. The ruling Left suffered a humiliating setback, as it lost four sitting municipal corporations, four district panchayats, more than 100 grama panchayats, half of the block panchayats and around 20 municipalities.

The Congress-led UDF recorded a decisive victory in the local body elections, winning four out of six municipal corporations, seven district panchayats, 54 municipalities, 79 block panchayats and around 505 grama panchayats. 

Compounding the CPM’s woes, the BJP-led NDA quite emphatically snatched the prestigious Thiruvananthapuram city corporation from its hands, in a victory that has the potential to fuel BJP’s growth in Kerala in the coming years.