Violence broke out during vote counting in Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka’s constituency as Congress workers clashed with BRS cadres in multiple villages of Khammam district. Several were injured, recounts were held repeatedly, and disputes escalated over a Sarpanch post in Vangaveedu
Over 25,000 nominations for Sarpanch posts and more than 82,000 for Ward Member posts were filed for the first phase of Telangana’s gram panchayat elections. Polling will be held across 4,236 panchayats, while the SEC is monitoring reports of forced unanimous elections.
