The Telangana High Court has intervened in the GHMC’s ward delimitation process, passing interim orders in response to multiple writ petitions challenging the preliminary notification issued on December 9, 2025. Petitioners argued that the delimitation was arbitrary and unconstitutional.
The GHMC’s proposed delimitation of 300 wards has triggered widespread criticism from corporators, political parties and resident welfare associations. BRS and BJP corporators met GHMC officials to register objections, while RWAs argued the changes could disrupt community services.
The Telangana HC heard writ petitions challenging the ongoing delimitation exercise, with petitioners alleging arbitrary ward mergers, violation of decentralisation principles, and lack of transparency. Senior counsel argued the process undermines local self-governance and meaningful public objections
In a letter to the Prime Minister, the YSRCP chief highlighted that the gravity of the delimitation issue has the potential to disrupt the social and political harmony in the country
Meeting aims at uniting Southern States against the delimitation process being adopted by the Centre on population basis, which could be detrimental to the States
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin assigns key Ministers to visit different States, engage with regional political parties, urging them to join Joint Action Committee that will scrutinise implications of delimitation proposal
Addressing the media here on Friday, Vinod Kumar said as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, there is a need to increase the Assembly seats in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
