Hyderabad, February 17: In a significant win for the ruling Congress party, the recently concluded local body elections in Telangana saw the party capturing 84 out of 105 municipalities. Additionally, Congress-supported candidates emerged victorious in six out of seven municipal corporations, securing both mayoral and deputy mayoral positions.
Voting took place on February 11 for 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations, with results announced on February 13. However, elections for the chairperson and vice-chairperson positions could not be held in 11 municipalities due to various reasons.
The main opposition party, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), managed to gain control in 17 municipalities, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won in one municipality. Independent candidates were elected as chairpersons in three municipalities.
Congress achieved a clear majority in 66 municipalities, while it secured the chairperson and vice-chairperson roles in 18 additional municipalities with support from other parties and independents. Notably, Congress received support from the BJP in two municipalities. In Narsapur municipality of Medak district, the BJP backed Congress for the chairperson position, while Congress assisted a BJP councillor in being elected as vice-chairperson. A similar arrangement occurred in Alwal of Medchal-Malkajgiri district.
In Ranga Reddy district’s Amangal, BRS won the chairperson position with BJP’s support, while the BJP received backing for the vice-chairperson role.
Regarding municipal corporations, Congress secured both mayoral and deputy mayoral positions in Mahbubnagar, Mancherial, Nalgonda, and Ramagundam. In Kothagudem municipal corporation, CPI’s Mood Ganesh was elected as mayor, while Congress’s S. Lalitha Kumar became the deputy mayor, with both Congress and CPI holding 22 seats each in the 60-member corporation.
In Nizamabad municipal corporation, Congress’s K. Uma Rani was elected mayor with support from AIMIM, while AIMIM’s Salma Tahseen became deputy mayor, enabling Congress to prevent BJP from consolidating its position as the largest party.
However, in Karimnagar municipal corporation, Congress was unable to stop BJP, which won 30 seats and secured both mayoral and deputy mayoral positions with support from independents in the 66-member corporation.
In Adilabad municipality, independent councillor Bandari Anusha was elected chairperson, while AIMIM’s Mohammad Rohit became vice-chairperson. Here, BJP emerged as the largest party with 21 seats, while Congress secured 11, and both BRS and AIMIM obtained six seats each. Five independents were also elected. In Bhainsa municipality, independents won both chairperson and vice-chairperson positions.
– Udaipur Kiran
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