Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling Congress on Tuesday captured power in seven more municipalities while the main opposition BRS took control of one urban local body.Elections to Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons in three municipalities were postponed again due to a lack of quorum and clashes between Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) cadres.Elections to the posts of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons could not be held on Monday due to various reasons, including violence.Chaos…
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Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) The BJP has significantly increased its presence in urban local bodies (ULBs) in Telangana and emerged as the largest party in more than 15 municipalities, state BJP president N. Ramchander Rao said on Monday.He claimed that the party opened its account in several areas where it previously had no representation.Addressing a press conference, he said that while strengthening its vote base, the BJP has also shaken the foundations of its political opponents.Ramchander Rao w…
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) The Congress government in Telangana captured power in 84 out of 105 municipalities, six out of seven municipal corporations where chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, mayors and deputy mayors were elected on Monday. Though elections were held for 116 municipalities on February 11 and results were declared on February 13, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons could not be elected by newly-elected Councillors in 11 municipalities.Principal Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)…
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) Telangana’s opposition BJP captured power in Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, while the ruling Congress party bagged the seat of Mayor in Nizamabad Municipal Corporation with the support of AIMIM on Monday.Kolagani Srinivas was elected as the first BJP Mayor of Karimnagar in a keen contest.The BJP, which had emerged as the single largest party with 30 seats in the 66-member municipal body, reached the magic figure of 34 with the support of Independent corporators.Y. S…
Hyderabad, Feb 15 (IANS) In a dramatic twist ahead of the election of Mayor of Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, five corporators joined the ruling Congress party on Sunday.Five independent corporators including two belonging to All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) formally joined the Congress party in the presence of state ministers Ponnam Prabhakar and D. Sridhar Babu.Sai Jyothi, one of the AIFB corporators who had joined the BJP on Friday, shifted her loyalty to the Congress on Sunday. The developme…