The Mancherial Municipal Corporation elections witnessed several nail-biting finishes, with candidates scraping through by narrow margins. In Kyathanapalli municipality, BRS nominees Bomma Bhumaiah Goud and Koppi Rajashekhar won their wards by margins of three and four votes respectively.
With no party securing a majority in the 36-member Mahabubabad Municipality, independents have become decisive in the upcoming chairperson election. Congress, with 16 seats including CPI(M) support, and BRS, with 14 seats including CPI backing, are vying for control.
A controversy erupted in Mancherial after a video surfaced showing BJP candidate Jadi Thirupathi’s family members allegedly reclaiming cash from voters following his narrow defeat in the municipal elections.
A victory rally by newly elected BRS councillor Pasikanti Ramya in Sircilla’s 31st ward turned violent on Friday when Congress activists allegedly attacked the procession.
In Medak municipality, BRS secured 15 of the 32 wards, including victories by Batti Lalitha and her son Uday from the 17th and 29th wards respectively.
Congress registered a sweeping victory in Khammam district, winning all five municipalities, including 24 of 32 wards in Edulapuram. The party’s total tally across Wyra, Edulapuram, Sathupalli, Kallur, and Madhira stood at 83 wards.
The Medak municipality has entered a phase of political uncertainty with no party securing a clear majority. The BRS won 15 wards, while Congress secured 14. The balance shifted when BSP councillor-elect Bujarampet Aruna joined Congress, bringing both parties to equal strength.
In a dramatic turn of events, the BRS clinched victories in three wards across Medak district that ended in ties after multiple rounds of counting. In Dubbak, Toopran and Narsapur municipalities, Returning Officers resorted to coin tosses and drawing lots to break deadlocks between BRS and Congress candidates.
The BRS has won both municipalities in the Gajwel constituency, represented by former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao. In Gajwel, the party secured 11 of 20 wards, while Congress won seven, BJP one, and an Independent one.
The Kothagudem Municipal Corporation delivered a hung verdict with Congress and CPI winning 22 divisions each, BRS eight, independents six, and BJP one.
