Counting of votes for the Telangana local body elections, conducted across 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations, is underway on February 13, with results and trends emerging from 2,581 municipal wards.
According to reports on the Telangana municipal elections covering 2,581 wards, the Congress party has recorded victories in 1,346 wards, while BRS has won 723 wards and the BJP has secured 261 wards. Independent candidates have won more than 252 wards across various municipalities. In several urban local bodies, the outcome has resulted in hung councils with no clear trol in 64, BRS in 15, BJP in 2, while 36 municipalities are in a hung position and two are led by Independents.majority so far, and final official confirmations are still awaited.
Reacting to these results, Telangana BJP State President N. Ramchander Rao said emerging trends from the state’s local body elections indicate significant gains for the Bharatiya Janata Party across municipalities and municipal corporations.
Addressing the media on evolving results from elections held in 116 municipalities and 7 municipal corporations, he stated that the BJP has officially secured victories in more than 250 wards so far.
According to the BJP’s internal assessment, the party is moving towards securing control of the Nizamabad and Karimnagar Municipal Corporations for the first time. Across corporations, the party expects to win close to 70 divisions.
The BJP reported improved performance compared to previous local body elections in Mancherial, Ramagundam, and Nalgonda, among other towns. Party leaders estimate that the overall tally may reach between 320 and 350 seats, including corporator and ward member positions.
The party said it is on course to win control of five municipalities — Vemulawada, Raikal, Narayanpet, Adilabad, and Metpally — along with chairperson posts in these urban local bodies.
In the previous municipal elections, the BJP Telangana had won two municipalities and around 241 ward member seats.
Trend analysis cited by the party indicates a possible total nearing 350 seats. At the same time, BJP candidates are reported to have lost narrowly in nearly 200 wards, with margins ranging between two and 25 votes.
The party estimated that its vote share has risen from about 13 per cent to around 20 per cent statewide, and expressed confidence of winning chairperson posts in Adilabad, Khanapur, and Bhainsa.
The BJP also reported opening its account in previously unrepresented districts, including a ward in Aswaraopeta in Bhadradri Kothagudem district and a division in Kothagudem Municipal Corporation.
The party clarified that in municipalities and corporations where results produce hung councils, the BJP will not extend support to other parties to form governing boards.
Commenting on the broader picture, BJP leaders said local body elections generally favour the ruling party but claimed that the Congress has not secured clear majorities in several urban bodies, leading to hung councils in multiple places.
BJP leaders also alleged that Congress and BRS candidates benefited in several locations from AIMIM support and backing from Left groups, and claimed there was tactical voting in some contests aimed at defeating BJP nominees. They further alleged coordination among Congress, BRS, and AIMIM in select urban bodies.
