BRS wins Raikal municipal chairman post with seven votes

The BRS captured the Raikal municipal chairman post in Jagtial district with seven votes despite lacking a clear majority. The party secured support from the Congress and an independent to win both chairman and vice-chairman posts.

Jagtial: The BRS captured one more municipality in the erstwhile Karimnagar district. The Raikal municipal chairman post was captured by the BRS with seven votes. Second ward councillor Katakam Ravinder was elected as chairman and fourth ward councillor Turuga Soujanya was elected as vice-chairman. Though the party has no majority, it managed to get both chairman and vice-chairman posts with the support of the Congress and an independent.

Out of 12 wards, the BJP won 5, followed by the BRS 3, the Congress 3 and an independent 1. Though no party got the majority to form the council, the BRS managed to win the chairman and vice-chairman posts with the support of the Congress and an independent.

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