Panchayat poll verdict signals public anger against Congress, says KTR

BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the Congress government is losing public trust in rural Telangana after poor performance in panchayat elections. He warned of bigger defeats in upcoming local body polls and accused the ruling party of unfulfilled promises.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Monday said the results of the first and second phase of panchayat elections had sent a clear message that the Congress government was fast losing public confidence across rural Telangana. The ruling party’s poor performance in elections held without party symbols reflected deep-rooted dissatisfaction among villagers with the Congress’s two-year rule.

“If this is the fate of the Congress in non-party elections, its defeat in MPTC and ZPTC polls conducted with party symbols will be even more humiliating,” he said, calling the results a slap in the face for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. He accused the Congress of destroying the State through anarchy and unfulfilled promises.

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Reacting to the outcome on X, Rama Rao pointed out that the erosion of Congress’s support was evident, as party-backed candidates lost even in constituencies represented by Ministers and MLAs. He termed it a clear sign of shifting political winds. He stated that administrative failures and the failure to implement 420 promises, including the six guarantees, had turned into a liability for the ruling party.

Recalling that the BRS had swept panchayat polls during its tenure, the BRS leader said the Congress’s inability to secure even half of the panchayats indicated mounting public anger in villages. Congratulating BRS cadres for their performance in the first and second phase of the elections, he thanked the people of Telangana for supporting the party’s ongoing fight against the Congress government’s atrocities, corruption and failures, with their vote.

He vowed that the BRS would safeguard all its cadre and promised a bright political future for those striving for the people.