The Hyderabad civic body polls were widely discussed across the country. Generally, municipal elections are limited to issues like road, sewer, drain and water but this election is going to have a far-reaching effect on Indian politics.
Thought the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has emerged as the single-largest party winning 55 seats its performance is considered to be poor given the fact it had won 99 seats in the last election. While the Bharatiya Janata Party has made major inroads by winning 48 seats from the previous 4. There has not been much change in the performance of Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM that has won 44 seats.
The BJP may not be able to choose its mayor in Hyderabad this election, but this performance is certainly going to give BJP new energy for the 2023 Telangana assembly elections.
The election campaign was mired in controversies. When Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in the city to campaign, he first went to Bhagya Lakshmi Temple, near the…