Hyderabad: The Congress further strengthened its grip over urban local bodies by bagging seven more municipalities on Tuesday, securing chairperson posts in the indirect elections held for chairperson and vice-chairperson positions. With this, the Congress is in power at 93 out of 113 municipalities. The BRS has won 19 municipalities and the BJP secured one.Although indirect elections were pending in 11 municipalities, polling was conducted in only eight, while elections in the remaining three were postponed for various reasons. Of which, the Congress won Yellandu, Sultanabad, Kagaznagar, Zaheerabad, Dornakal, Thorrur and Jangaon municipalities. The BRS secured one chairperson post in the Indresham municipality.Four municipalities, where Independents were in majority, are being run with the Congress’ support and the lone municipality that AIFB had won also came under the Congress fold after all AIFB ward members joined the ruling party.In Thorrur and Jangaon, where contests ended in a tie with an equal number of votes favouring the Congress and the BRS. The chairperson posts were decided through a draw of lots, which went in favour of the Congress.The elections in Kyathanpally and Khanpur municipalities were deferred following a tense situation triggered by confrontations between Congress and BRS leaders. The election in Ibrahimpatnam municipality was put off after the Telangana High Court issued stay orders.
Hyderabad: The Congress further strengthened its grip over urban local bodies by bagging seven more municipalities on Tuesday, securing chairperson posts in the indirect elections held for chairperson and vice-chairperson positions. With this, the Congress is in power at 93 out of 113 municipalities. The BRS has won 19 municipalities and the BJP secured one.Although indirect elections were pending in 11 municipalities, polling was conducted in only eight, while elections in the remaining three were postponed for various reasons. Of which, the Congress won Yellandu, Sultanabad, Kagaznagar, Zaheerabad, Dornakal, Thorrur and Jangaon municipalities. The BRS secured one chairperson post in the Indresham municipality.Four municipalities, where Independents were in majority, are being run with the Congress’ support and the lone municipality that AIFB had won also came under the Congress fold after all AIFB ward members joined the ruling party.In Thorrur and Jangaon, where contests ended in a tie with an equal number of votes favouring the Congress and the BRS. The chairperson posts were decided through a draw of lots, which went in favour of the Congress.The elections in Kyathanpally and Khanpur municipalities were deferred following a tense situation triggered by confrontations between Congress and BRS leaders. The election in Ibrahimpatnam municipality was put off after the Telangana High Court issued stay orders.