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BJP Captures Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, Strengthens Its Grip over Political Nerve Centre of North Telangana
BJP formed Mayor and Deputy Mayor in Karimnagar Municipal Corporation with 34 votes, aided by independents, All India Forward Block, and ex-officio Union Minister's support.
- On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party won the mayor and deputy mayor posts in the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, with Kolagani Srinivas elected Mayor and Y Sunil Rao chosen Deputy Mayor.
- After winning 30 of 66 wards, the BJP emerged as the single largest party supported by an AIFB corporator, two independents, and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, while the BRS stayed away from voting.
- Vote tallies show the BJP mayoral candidate received 34 votes versus the Congress candidate's 21, with 14 Congress members, three All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and four independents backing Congress.
- For the first time since 2014, the BJP will head a Telangana Municipal Corporation, with Bandi Sanjay Kumar casting his ex officio vote and joining celebrations in Karimnagar on Monday.
- The BJP's victory shifted control of the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation from the BRS, with former BRS Mayor Y Sunil Rao switching to the BJP last year.
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Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won two major municipal posts in Telangana on Monday, February 16 – Narayanpet and Karimnagar municipalities – while the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) secured three municipalities in Patancheru and Congress used ex officio votes to claim two hung municipalities, even as elections for 11 other civic bodies were postponed to Tuesday, February 17. BJP candidate Konda Shweta was declared the new Chairperson…
BJP wins Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts in Karimnagar; to head Telangana Municipal Corporation for first time
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