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Strengthening its grip connected Karimnagar, the BJP wrested power of the coveted Karimnagar Municipal Corporation (MCK) from the BRS, shattering the hopes of the ruling Congress to clinch the cardinal civic assemblage successful northbound Telangana with the enactment of the AIMIM and independents.
Having won 30 divisions of the 66-member MCK, the BJP bagged some the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts successful the indirect elections held successful Karimnagar connected Monday.
All the 9 recently elected corporators of the BRS abstained from voting, which was taken up soon aft the oath-taking ceremonial successful the afternoon.
The BJP’s recently elected corporators — Kolagani Srinivas and Y. Sunil Rao — person been elected arsenic the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the MCK, respectively. Mr. Rao had earlier served arsenic the Mayor of Karimnagar successful the erstwhile assembly during the BRS regime. He switched implicit to the BJP past year.
The BJP mayoral campaigner got 34 votes, portion the Congress campaigner secured 21 votes. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay formed his ballot successful favour of the BJP mayoral campaigner arsenic an ex-officio member. Apart from the 14 Congress members, 3 AIMIM members and 4 independents voted for the Congress candidate. BRS stayed distant from the election.
The saffron party’s triumph successful the high-stakes MCK elections acceptable disconnected celebrations by the enactment cadre successful Karimnagar. Mr. Sanjay took portion successful the celebrations astatine the Tower Circle successful the town.
