The GHMC election saw TRS win 55 seats, BJP 48, AIMIM 44, and Congress 2. It was a municipal election like never before, with the two-week campaign witnessing color, spectacle, and rhetoric reserved for state and national elections. At the height of its electoral victory in the Dubbaka by-elections, the …
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In addition to the 150 candidates who win the elections, there are also 52 ex officio members, who can also vote for the mayor. As the results of the controversial Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections leak after a high-decibel campaign, it appears that no party has been able to …
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