TRS sweeps Telangana municipal elections, wins 105 of 120 municipalities

The elections for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation(GHMC) are due later this year

The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Saturday swept the municipal elections by capturing 105 out of the 120 municipalities and 6 out of 9 municipal corporations in the state. Elections to these urban local bodies were conducted on January 22.

The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could manage just 5 and 4 municipalities respectively while Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won majority wards in Bhainsa municipality in Adilabad district.

The independents and rebels have an important role in three municipal corporations of Nizamabad, Mirpet, and Ramagundam as no party got a clear majority. Parties falling short