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The Telangana High Court's stay on local body elections has led the State Election Commission to suspend the poll process, which was set to begin with nominations from October 11. The elections, planned in two phases, were halted due to a legal challenge over 42 percent reservation for Backward Classes.

A meeting of Telangana BJP leaders at the party’s Nampally office revealed deep internal differences and lack of coordination. MPs and MLAs criticised district-level leadership and weak grassroots mobilisation. The State unit president N Ramchander Rao has proposed to set up a special committee to address the issues.

The Telangana government is set to release a GO in the next two days, finalising 42% Backward Class (BC) reservations for local body elections. District-level preparations have been completed, with formal announcements and women’s reservations to follow soon.

BRS leaders held a preparatory meeting in Kothagudem to mobilise party workers ahead of the upcoming local body elections in Telangana. Rega Kantha Rao, MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra, and former MLAs urged workers to promote flagship welfare schemes like Dalit Bandhu and Rythu Bandhu and counter opposition propaganda through social media.

Several senior Congress leaders, including Ministers and recent BRS defectors, were absent from the second phase of the Janahitha Yatra in Choppadandi. While party sources attributed some absences to official meetings, others were linked to pending legal matters.

As Telangana awaits a resolution on the 42% Backward Classes reservation issue, the State Election Commission has proactively begun preparations for the local body elections. With over 1.3 lakh ballot boxes secured and voter lists mapped, officials are waiting for a nod from the poll body.

TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud met CM Revanth Reddy to discuss the 42% BC quota and poll strategy. A PAC meeting will be held on August 16–17 to finalise the party’s position

The Congress government in Telangana is exploring legal options, including moving the Supreme Court, to defer local body polls beyond the High Court's September deadline, citing delay in BC reservations and unfavourable political conditions. Opposition has criticised the move

In response to significant administrative changes and software inconsistencies, the State Election Commission (SEC) of Telangana has initiated a complete overhaul of the voter list using the Te-Poll app. The update follows the merger of villages into municipalities and the creation of new mandals.

The Telangana Cabinet will camp in Delhi from August 5-7 to seek President Droupadi Murmu’s approval for the 42% BC reservation Bill. The government plans to garner support from MPs and allies while exploring all measures, including protests, to ensure implementation

BRS working president KT Rama Rao has initiated constituency-level meetings to mobilise party workers and expose the Congress government’s failures ahead of local body polls. He criticised the Congress for unkept promises and inefficiency in rural governance and welfare schemes

If the public’s anger against the government was used properly, BRS would definitely win the Khammam and Kothagudem Zilla Parishads, says KTR.

After the Panchayat Raj Ministry approved the draft ordinance, it was then sent to the Chief Minister's office and finally to the Raj Bhavan for Governor’s approval. If the Governor approves the ordinance, the amendment will come into force.

The Telangana government’s decision to implement 42% BC reservations in local polls via ordinance has triggered opposition from political parties and community groups. Critics question its legality and accuse the Congress of political manoeuvring to avoid electoral accountability.

BRS MLC slammed the current Congress government for neglecting the Erukala Empowerment Scheme initiated by former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and failing to act despite repeated demands in the Legislative Council.

Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced that Telangana’s local body election notification will be issued by month-end. Urging Congress leaders to unite, he said polls would begin with MPTC and ZPTC phases, followed by panchayat elections.

A separate exercise is underway to merge 13 urban bodies within the ORR into the GHMC.

The Congress high command is likely to fill the remaining three Cabinet berths in Telangana only after the local body elections. Performance reviews of MLAs and Ministers, as well as social justice considerations, are influencing the delayed decision-making process.

Failure to fulfil electoral promises made to the people cause of worry for the ruling party leaders

Like many other promises, apprehensions continue over the Congress government’s assurance to extend 42 percent reservations to Backward Classes in the local body elections, apart from in the conduct itself of the elections