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

Is Israel going to cause massive destruction in Iran? Netanyahu's entire plan was revealed; America said - we do not support

Israel is preparing to give a strong reply to Iran's missile attack. Israel says that this time I

Murder of two brothers in Badaun: Encounter of main accused Sajid, Inspector injured; Know the entire incident till now

Ayush (13) and Ahaan (6), two sons of contractor Vinod Thakur, were murdered by slitting their th

Act against HSBC, says Kejriwal

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Monday urged the government to act against H

Russia-Ukraine War Updates: Canada's action against Russia, Putin's daughters and Russian Foreign Minister's wife are banned

Western countries are taking personal action against President Vladimir Putin for besieging Russi

Salman Khan's shocking photo surfaced from the promotion of KKBKKJ, fans were upset to see the change in his face

Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Actor Salman Khan: Salman Khan's film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is abou

PM Modi's dialogue with the workers on Namo App - We and CM Yogi are getting stronger with the vote of the people

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made his virtual presence in a political program for the

'Terrorists are Muslims...', Aamir Khan gave a big statement on the Pahalgam attack, and told the reason for his silence.

On 22 April 2025, there was a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in which about 26 people were killed.

3.82 lakh cases were reported on the previous day, this is 9 times more than the new infected in the US; A matter of relief, 3.37 lakh patients were also cured

The second wave of Corona in the country is not taking the name of pause. After registering a dec

United Nations meeting - Imran Khan told his blood, will it have the opposite effect?

Is Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan exploiting anti-US sentiments within the country? Opinions

Oscar Award 2023 RRR : Natu-Natu won the award for Best Original Song, rocked the world

Naatu-Naatu Win Best Original Song Award 2023: SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' has once again created histor