TRS win in local polls continues

The ruling TRS remains unstoppable. After winning 449 ZPTCs and 3,548 MPTCs in the recently concluded elections to the rural local bodies, the party secured over 436 Mandal Praja Parishad president (MPP) posts in Telangana.

While Congress managed to win around 53 MPP seats, Independents and others are said to secure nearly 10. BJP was restricted to just eight MPP seats. The election was postponed for 33 Mandal Parishads due to various reasons, including lack of quorum and clarity on majority, among other factors.

TRS is learnt to have recorded a clean sweep in the districts of Asifabad, Siddipet, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Warangal Urban and Warangal Rural. Unanimous elections were also registered in more than 50 MPPs involving



the ruling TRS. Congress ended up without a single MPP seat in about 12 districts, while BJP was not visible in over 25 districts. Besides MPP posts, TRS secured more than 80 per cent posts of vice-presidents and also co-opted members in Mandal Praja Parishads during the elections held for the posts.

But, sources in the Telangana State Election Commission said an official statement about the winners is likely to be released on Saturday as consolidation of information pertaining to wins was not completed till late night due to delay in election of MPPs, vice-presidents and co-opted members.

Elections were held for 538 MPPs on Friday wherein around newly elected 5,817 MPTCs participated.