Hyderabad Civic Polls

Massive BJP Surge Stuns KCR's Party In Hyderabad Local Polls

Hyderabad News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday December 5, 2020

Telangana's ruling TRS party emerged as the largest party as votes were counted on Friday in the high-stakes Hyderabad municipal election, but its victory was dimmed by the BJP's massive surge after an exceptionally high-voltage and divisive contest. The BJP, which mounted a campaign that was unusually aggressive for any local election, has taken s...

Hyderabad Civic Polls: BJP Releases Manifesto; Promises Flood Relief, Free Electricity

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 26, 2020

The BJP today promised financial assistance of Rs 25,000 for each family affected by the recent rains in the city, free electricity to families which consume less than 100 units and free travel for women in city buses and metro trains among others, in its manifesto for the civic polls in Hyderabad.

In Hyderabad, A Local Election Goes Huge. KCR vs BJP Top League

India News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Thursday November 26, 2020

A local election in Hyderabad has the BJP's A-listers flying down to the city for a campaign that has become less and less about roads and sanitation. BJP president JP Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the city this weekend, a sign that the ruling party's formidable election machinery is entirely focused on a set of municipal wards in In...

Every Vote For Asaduddin Owaisi A Vote Against India: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 23, 2020

The BJP's Tejasvi Surya, campaigning for the approaching Hyderabad civic polls, on Monday attacked AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi in a highly controversial and divisive speech in which he called him an avatar of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and said every single vote for him was a vote against India.

Pawan Kalyan Agrees To Campaign For BJP In Hyderabad Civic Polls

Hyderabad News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Friday November 20, 2020

Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan will campaign for the BJP ahead of municipal elections due in Hyderabad next month

Hyderabad Civic Polls To Be Held On December 1

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 17, 2020

Elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) would be held on December 1, the Telangana State Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

Top BJP Leader Who Managed Bihar Given Charge Of Hyderabad Civic Polls

India News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday November 16, 2020

Enthused by the victory in the Dubbaka assembly by-election in Telangana last week, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is shifting into top gear to make electoral inroads during the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections.

Ruling TRS Says Hyderabad Victory 'Vote Of Confidence' In Chief Minister

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 5, 2016

The ruling TRS saw today's results in Hyderabad municipal elections that gave it a spectacular victory and majority in the 150-member civic body as a vote of confidence in the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Telangana's Ruling TRS Sweeps Battle For Hyderabad

Hyderabad News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Friday February 5, 2016

Telangana's ruling TRS has swept the civic polls in Hyderabad, virtually wiping out the Telugu Desam Party-BJP alliance and the Congress.

Actor Salman Khan's Picture Appears On Voter Slip In Hyderabad Civic Polls

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 3, 2016

A voter slip containing the picture of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan during polling to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation held on Tuesday created a stir.

From 0 To 100, TRS Has High Hopes For Hyderabad Civic Polls

Hyderabad News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Monday February 1, 2016

With just a few hours to go before the Hyderabad municipal elections, the first since Telangana achieved statehood, its ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi is confident of a quantum jump: from zero to a 100 seats in the 150-member house.

Conduct Hyderabad Civic Polls by December 15: High Court Tells Government

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 27, 2015

The Hyderabad High Court, today, directed Telangana Government to conduct elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) by December 15.