BRS bags majority of villages in Siddipet in first phase

BRS performed strongly in the first phase of gram panchayat elections in Siddipet district, winning 76 villages, while Congress secured 60. BJP and independents won 11 each. Campaigning has intensified ahead of the second phase scheduled for Sunday

Siddipet: Bharata Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supported candidates performed well in the first phase of gram panchayat elections in Siddipet district.

While BRS bagged 76 gram panchayats, the Congress party won 60 villages. The BJP and independents won 11 panchayats each. Out of 163 gram panchayats for which the elections were conducted during the first phase, 16 villages elected the sarpanches unanimously while elections were conducted in 147 villages on Thursday.

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However, Congress performed slightly better in Sangareddy and Medak districts. BJP failed to open its account in Medak, but managed to win 2 and 11 panchayats in Sangareddy and Siddipet districts respectively. A high turnout of voters was recorded in these three districts during the first phase.

After recording the best results in Siddipet, BRS cadres and leaders were putting all-out efforts for better results in the second and third phases of elections. They are vigorously campaigning, exposing the government failures and highlighting the works the BRS had done during their ten years of rule. The sarpanch and ward member contestants have also been highlighting the issues at village level.

Meanwhile, officials are gearing up for conducting the second phase of elections on Sunday, with the campaigning for the same to end on Friday evening.