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The BRS demonstrated its strength in the recently concluded gram panchayat elections in Khammam and Kothagudem, securing notable victories despite Congress’s dominance. Former MP Nama Nageswara Rao credited the success to the party’s grassroots cadres and expressed confidence in future wins.

An NRI who returned from Qatar after 16 years was elected sarpanch of his native village Sirikonda in Jagtial district. Dharmaraju Yadav Panchita won the gram panchayat election by just one vote in the final phase.

BRS Working President KT Rama Rao felicitated newly elected sarpanches, deputy sarpanches and ward members at the party’s Bhongir district office. He congratulated grassroots leaders and thanked voters for continuing to support the party at the village level.

BRS leader Srinivas Goud said gram panchayat poll results reflect public dissatisfaction with the Congress government in Telangana, blamed the cut in BC reservations, and expressed confidence that the BRS would return to power and perform well in upcoming local body polls

Tension gripped Seethagondi village in Gudihathnoor mandal, Adilabad, after a Sub-Inspector was assaulted and police vehicles damaged during a clash at a polling station on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred when police attempted to disperse a crowd citing violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

Polling for the third and final phase of Telangana’s Panchayat elections concluded with a high voter turnout of 85.77 per cent. Early trends showed Congress gaining an edge, winning around 6,600 gram panchayats, while the opposition BRS secured nearly 3,500 villages and remained competitive in 1,500 panchayats.

The BRS working president KT Rama Rao has termed the recent Panchayat election results in Telangana as the beginning of Congress’ political decline. Highlighting the party’s strong performance in Sircilla, where BRS-backed candidates won a majority of gram panchayats, he accused the ruling Congress of failing to deliver on promises and misusing power.

Former government whip and BRS leader Balka Suman staged a sit-in protest at Mittapalli village in Jaipur mandal, Mancherial district, alleging that Congress was involved in illegal vote casting with the support of polling staff.

The third phase of gram panchayat elections in Telangana witnessed impressive voter participation, with Khammam district recording 88.84 per cent turnout and Kothagudem registering 86.47 per cent. Polling across multiple mandals in both districts remained peaceful, according to officials.

The third and final phase of gram panchayat elections across Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts concluded peacefully with an impressive overall turnout of 84.66 per cent. A total of 575 candidates contested for sarpanch posts and over 8,000 for ward member positions.

The final phase of gram panchayat elections in the erstwhile Karimnagar district concluded peacefully on Wednesday, with voters braving cold weather to cast their ballots. Karimnagar district registered the highest turnout at 86.42 per cent, followed closely by Peddapalli at 85.66 per cent.

Ahead of the third phase of gram panchayat elections in Telangana, villagers in Nagarkurnool and Mancherial districts reportedly intercepted Congress leaders attempting to distribute cash and saris. Polling will be held from 7 am to 1 pm, followed by counting at 2 pm.

The final phase of Gram Panchayat elections in the erstwhile Karimnagar district will be held on Wednesday, with polling scheduled from 7 am to 1 pm. Authorities have deployed additional police forces, imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS, and arranged webcasting and CCTV monitoring at sensitive stations.

Former Minister T Harish Rao accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of encouraging violence during the Gram Panchayat elections, citing incidents in Kamareddy and Nalgonda districts where BRS workers were attacked. He alleged that the Congress leadership was responsible for the breakdown of law and order and demanded immediate arrests of those involved.

Authorities have completed arrangements for the third and final phase of gram panchayat elections in the erstwhile Adilabad district. Polling will be held across four districts, covering 446 gram panchayats and involving over five lakh voters

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Congress MLAs of treating constitutional entitlements to gram panchayats as charity. Addressing newly elected local body representatives, he alleged misuse of power, poor governance and failure in welfare schemes under the Congress government

BRS-backed sarpanch candidates have performed strongly in Adilabad district local body polls, winning 224 villages across two phases. The party secured notable victories in Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial, and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts, consolidating its presence in the region

Congress MLAs in Telangana, including Jadcherla’s J Anirudh Reddy, have threatened BRS-backed sarpanch candidates, warning of denial of development funds and even death. Similar intimidation by other MLAs has been reported amid the ongoing gram panchayat elections

A total of 2.44 lakh voters will cast their votes in the third phase of gram panchayat elections across seven mandals in Khammam district. Elections will be held in 191 gram panchayats amid tight security arrangements

In a rare political development in Jangaon district, a young woman was elected sarpanch while her father emerged as deputy sarpanch in Venkiryal gram panchayat during the second phase of gram panchayat elections, drawing attention across political circles