Gear Up for Extended GHMC Polls in Sept-Oct: BJP State Chief N. Ramchander Rao to Cadre
In the 2020 GHMC polls, the BJP won 48 seats
HYDERABAD: BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao has urged party workers to be fully prepared for the upcoming corporation elections in areas carved out of the erstwhile GHMC, stressing their significance for state politics. He called on the cadre to work with discipline, unity and focused booth-level effort.
Rao was speaking at a meeting of party division presidents and senior leaders from the GHMC limits at the BJP city office in Barkatpura, which was attended by Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma of Haryana, a former chairperson of the National Commission for Women.
Noting changes from the GHMC delimitation process, Rao said the number of wards had risen to 300 and, according to reports, could increase further to 350. Citing reports that elections are likely in September or October, he said the party must be fully ready.
He noted that in the 2020 GHMC polls, the party won 48 seats on its own despite facing the combined strength of BRS and the MIM, which reflected growing public confidence in the BJP across Hyderabad.
Rao said that the party maintained a strong Parliamentary presence in the GHMC limits and added that a strong showing in the corporation elections is essential. He added that a BJP victory in these polls would lay the groundwork for forming a BJP government in Telangana.
On candidate selection, he warned that party tickets will be awarded only to hardworking karyakartas who are active at the grassroots and connected with voters. He said groupism and internal infighting will not be tolerated. State and central leadership will collaborate on choices, with surveys, public acceptability and winnability guiding nominations.
