Telangana Panchayat Polls: KTR hails BRS performance, calls results beginning of Congress downfall

KTR congratulated BRS-backed sarpanch and ward member winners in the first phase of gram panchayat polls and said the results showed growing public anger against the Congress government. He accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of failed governance and betrayal of rural Telangana

Hyderabad: Congratulating BRS-supported candidates who won as sarpanches and ward members in the first phase of Telangana gram panchayat elections, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Friday described the results as a clear rejection of the ruling Congress party and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s failed governance.

Pointing out large-scale atrocities and murder politics by the Congress during the polls, he praised BRS workers for fighting bravely and securing victories despite the ruling party’s reign of terror.

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“Even though Chief Minister Revanth Reddy toured districts under the pretext of official visits and openly campaigned, the Congress could not cross even 44 percent of seats wherever it contested. This is living proof of growing public anger against the government,” he said in a post on X, also stating that initial propaganda suggesting panchayat elections naturally favour the ruling party was shattered, with rural voters expressing complete frustration over Revanth Reddy’s administrative failures in two years.

Only alternative is BRS

He asserted that the results had proved that the only credible alternative in Telangana is the BRS, and that the BJP had no foothold in the State. Highlighting that the Congress failed to win even half the seats in many villages, he said the countdown for the Congress had begun from the villages. Accusing the Revanth Reddy government of betraying rural Telangana on multiple fronts, he said it had failed to implement the promised six guarantees in two years.

He said it had betrayed people on the pension hike promises, Mahalakshmi scheme, one-tola gold scheme, adequate urea for farmers, crop bonus and procurement of crops. He said the collapse of sanitation and rural infrastructure that had progressed during ten years of BRS rule had angered the people.

“Rural people have not forgotten the cheating done in the name of guarantees,” he said, terming the panchayat results as only the start.

Predicting a complete collapse of the Congress in the coming days, he said the downfall of the party that began with these panchayat elections was certain to hit rock bottom in the days ahead.

“From Adilabad to Alampur, in every election to come, the pink flag will fly high,” he said.