Congress ahead in Telangana, TDP in Seemandhra municipal polls

Posted on 12th May 2014 05:30 am by admin

Hyderabad, May 12 (IANS) The Congress party in Telangana and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Seemandhra are ahead in the municipal elections as the counting of votes was underway Monday.

The Congress has bagged nine municipalities in Telangana while the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has captured five. The Congress has also established lead in many other municipalities.

Out of three municipal corporations which went to polls in Telangana, the TRS has bagged Karimnagar while the Congress is ahead in Nizamabad and Ramagundem.

Overall, the Congress has so far won 394 seats and the TRS 245 seats in Telangana.

The TDP has bagged 129 and others 256 seats.

In Seemandhra, the TDP is ahead of its nearest rival the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) while the Congress has almost been wiped out due to public anger over bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

The TDP has won control of 36 municipalities while YSRCP has won 11. Among the seven corporations which went to polls, the TDP has bagged Chittoor and is ahead in two other urban bodies.

Overall, the TDP has so far won 934 seats and YSRCP 634 seats. The Congress has won just 45.

The counting of votes polled in March 30 elections in 10 municipal corporations and 146 municipalities began at 8 a.m. Monday at 155 centres across the state.

In Telangana, elections were held for 56 municipalities and three corporations and in Seemandhra for 90 municipalities and seven corporations.

Other news

RO/ARO Paper Leak: Why trust on private printing press despite having a government press? Candidates raised questions

The STF, which is investigating the paper leak case in the Review Officer (RO) / Assistant Review

BJP protests against Bihar speaker's decision

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The BJP Thursday protested against Bihar Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary

Motor Insurance Premium: Car-bike insurance will have to be expensive from June 1, this decision of the government will increase the burden

There is big news for the drivers that their pocket money is going to increase. No, we are not ta

21 ITBP jawans who took the iron from Chinese soldiers were sent to the government for a bravery medal

294 jawans were given the citation and insignia of DG. ITBP soldiers fought with the Chinese army

Bihar Planetarium Staff fined for Pruning Banyan Tree

Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) About three dozen state government employees here have been fined for prunin

Bihar Politics: Law minister of Bihar government removed, CM Nitish Kumar's big decision on Tejashwi's advice

Patna's MLC Karthik Kumar, who was made Law Minister in CM Nitish Kumar's cabinet, has been remov

Narendra Modi: Banaras became 'Modi's family'; How happy are the people of Kashi with the work of their MP? Read the special ground report

When RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav recently took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not ha

Lockdown-night curfew: strict restrictions in many states including Delhi, UP, Punjab, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, know where lockdown and night curfew were imposed

New Delhi The corona epidemic in the country has once again taken a serious turn. Daily Corona ca

BJP's victory in Bihar is more shocking than Gujarat-Himachal, Nitish-Tejashwi could not defeat even together

The results of the assembly elections in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and the by-elections in Lok S

Now Nepal is desperate for talks, India's second - win the trust first

New Delhi

Under the influence of China, Nepal changed its map and included parts of India