Telangana municipal polls may see campaigning by Amit Shah, Nitin Nabin

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president Nitin Nabin are expected to campaign for party candidates in the Telangana municipal elections scheduled for February 11. The BJP hopes to strengthen its position as an alternative to the ruling Congress and opposition BRS ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections.

Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president Nitin Nabin are likely to campaign in support of party candidates in the Telangana municipal elections to be held on February 11.

Shah and Nabin are expected to participate in the campaign though details of their visits have not yet been finalised, BJP sources said on Wednesday.

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BJP is hoping for an impressive performance in the urban local body polls as it aims to emerge as an alternative to ruling Congress and opposition BRS in the 2028 assembly elections.

BJP won a decent eight seats in the 2023 assembly polls. It pulled off a spectacular win in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by bagging eight of the total 17 seats.

However, the party suffered a major setback as it lost security in the recent bypoll to Jubilee Hills assembly constituency.

The Telangana State Election Commission on January 28 announced a single-phase schedule for municipal elections in the state to be held on February 11 for seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities.