Telangana: Political Parties Gear Up for Local Body Elections, Ramp Up Campaigns

Many leaders are seen preparing the ground following news that the state government has begun preparations to conduct local body elections in the state.

Leaders zero in on those villages from where they want to contest as ZPTCs and step up local level social work such as extending services to people in emergencies, ensuring welfare schemes and even extending financial help to the poor.

Defeated MLA candidates and those who were refused tickets to contest in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections are planning to contest in the local body elections for ZPTCs. Aspirants have started lobbying with in-charge ministers, Assembly constituency in-charges, local MLAs and MPs for tickets.

The BJP won four MLA seats, the BRS two and the Congress one seat under the Adilabad parliamentary constituency that went to the BJP.

Congress leader Narsaiah of Utnoor said leaders are campaigning in the area and attending all kinds of functions. They are meeting community and youth leaders. He said some leaders attend functions without being invited to be able to meet more people.

Some are closely observing the quotas to be applied to ZPTC, MPTC and sarpanch seats so that they could chalk up plans accordingly.