Tuesday’s updates from Telangana’s urban local elections painted a picture of Congress consolidation, with seven fresh municipality conquests against BRS’s single gain. Chaos persisted: three bodies delayed chairperson votes due to absent quorums and partisan brawls, reminiscent of Monday’s turmoil. BRS hurled charges of goondaism at Congress, decrying the erosion of fair play.
Lottery drama in tied Jangaon and Thorur handed Congress the edge. Clean sweeps in Yellandu, Sultanabad, Dornakal, Zahirabad; Kágaznagar via BJP tie-up. BRS held Indresham.
Ibrahimpatnam’s BRS win paused by court order. Thorur breakdown: 9 BRS vs 7 Congress, evened by MLA Yashaswini Reddy, MP Kavya votes. Shravana drawn as chair; BRS’s Dayakar Rao-led protest decried ex-officio interference.
Jangaon tie: BRS 13+2 ind+MLA=16; Congress 12+1 CPI+2 ind+MP=16. Lottery: Congress Balamani chair, BRS ind vice.
Congress tally hits 91 from 116 bodies (66 direct, 25 allied). BRS 18, BJP 1, ind 3. In corporations, Congress aced four doubles; Kothagudem CPI mayor/Congress deputy; Nizamabad Congress/AIMIM; BJP Karimnagar.
This momentum cements Congress’s local supremacy in Telangana, fortifying its administrative base and electoral prospects.