THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election progresses, Shashi Tharoor, the UDF candidate in Thiruvananthapuram, has once again increased his lead. At present, Tharoor leads by 13,666 votes.
Tharoor increased his lead after the counting of votes in UDF's strongholds began. Earlier, NDA candidate and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar was leading in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency.