HYDERABAD: The recent floods that wreaked havoc appear to have severely dented the winning prospects of the TRS in the GHMC elections.
The BJP won a majority of GHMC wards in the flood-affected areas under LB Nagar, Uppal, Rajendranagar, Musheerabad, Secunderabad and Himayatnagar Assembly segments .
The Opposition had targeted the ruling party during the election campaign on its alleged failure of handling the flood situation and not extending timely relief to victims. They also targeted the TRS for failing to extend Rs 10,000 assistance to all families affected by the flood and accused that TRS corporators had looted during the distribution of financial aid.
The BJP, which emerged second in the GHMC results on Friday, had promised Rs 25,000 assistance to each affected family if it came to power. The TRS counter-argument against BJP’s assurance apparently did not have any impact on the voters in the flood-affected areas and rallied behind the BJP and gave it a…