Congress Will Sweep ULB Polls, Revanth Tells Rahul
Revanth Reddy attributed the favourable response at the grassroots level to the implementation of key welfare schemes.
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has informed the Congress high command that the party was set to secure a decisive victory in the municipal elections, whose results will be announced on Friday.
Revanth Reddy, who is in Delhi, met Congress leader and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, and AICC general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal on Thursday. He submitted a report on the party’s performance in the gram panchayat elections held in December 2025.
The Chief Minister told the central leadership that the Congress had secured around 70 per cent of the seats in the gram panchayat polls and that the Opposition BRS and BJP had failed to make a major impact. He presented detailed reports on the outcome of the local body elections.
He also briefed them that elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations were held on Wednesday and expressed confidence that the Congress would register strong results when votes were counted on Friday. Revanth Reddy attributed the favourable response at the grassroots level to the implementation of key welfare schemes.
Rahul Gandhi, Kharge and Venugopal congratulated Revanth Reddy on the party’s performance in the local body elections and appreciated the electoral gains.
Party leaders said preparations were under way to ensure that the Congress secured the control of municipalities and municipal corporations where the contest was expected to be close and where the party may fall short of a majority by one or two seats.
Ex-officio members affiliated to the Congress are expected to play a key role in such urban local bodies (ULBs). These members have voting rights in the election of mayors, deputy mayors, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons. Ex-officio members include Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members as well as MLCs and MLAs.
The Congress eight Lok Sabha members, three Rajya Sabha members, 66 MLAs and six MLCs in the state.
According to party sources, internal assessments and exit polls conducted after polling concluded on Wednesday indicated an advantage for the Congress. Most exit polls have projected that the party will win five of the seven municipal corporations. In the remaining two— Karimnagar and Nizamabad — a close contest has been forecast.
The leadership has obtained reports from district units on the likely performance of each party and has drawn up contingency plans for civic bodies where margins are expected to be narrow.
The AIMIM, which maintains friendly relations with the Congress, is expected to secure a significant number of seats in certain ULBs. In such cases, Congress leaders indicated that they are confident of securing the support required to bag such civic bodies.
