Hyderabad: Elections to the posts of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Mayor, and Deputy Mayor were completed in eight municipalities where polling was scheduled today, February 17.
Three civic bodies saw the process postponed.
Out of the eight municipalities where results were finalised, the Indian National Congress secured victories in seven civic bodies. The remaining municipality was won by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Indresham.
The Congress won the chairperson posts in Thorrur and Jangaon municipalities following a draw of lots after both the Congress and the BRS had equal strength in the civic bodies.
Elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations were held on February 11, and counting of votes was taken up on February 13.
The Congress scored an emphatic victory, bagging over 1,300 of the total 2,582 wards.
The BRS won around 700 wards, while the BJP secured about 275 wards.
On Monday, the Congress also won mayoral posts in five of the seven municipal corporations and in 81 municipalities.
(With PTI inputs)
