Telangana CM hails Congress win in municipal elections

Hailing Congress’s win in the municipal elections, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said the state Government would develop every municipality and municipal corporation comprehensively in the future and live up to people’s trust.

Thanking the public for delivering a “resounding win” to Congress, he said the victory was the result of the tireless hard work of lakhs of Congress workers.” Through this verdict, people have given their complete approval to two years of people’s governance in the state, to the welfare programmes for the poor and middle class, and to the development initiatives implemented with world-class planning and execution,” he said in a post on ‘X’.

The chief minister added that the victory further increases the Government’s responsibility. Reddy, who met Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi earlier in the day, said he discussed the municipal election results with her.

She lauded Congress’s victory, he added in a post on ‘X’. Meanwhile, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao claimed that the party secured significant victories and emerged as the principal political force in urban local bodies despite alleged misuse of money power, administrative machinery, and “intimidation tactics” by the ruling Congress.

Rama Rao said BRS has won over 15 municipalities and emerged as the single largest party in around 10 to 15 other municipalities where it holds decisive influence.