GHMC polls on Dec 1, Telangana BJP upbeat after Yadav appointment

The BJP, which is expecting Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda to campaign in Hyderabad, is chalking out a high-voltage campaign against the TRS-AIMIM alliance while the TRS sought to catch the BJP off guard and has advanced the GHMC elections.

“He (Yadav understands how elections work and the functioning of the electoral machinery. We are very excited about his appointment… our emphasis will be on bad governance of ruling TRS, lack of development in GHMC areas and corruption of TRS corporators. These are the three hot buttons,” BJP spokesperson K Krishna Sagar Rao said.

In spite of the Covid-19 situation in Hyderabad, the state decided to hold the elections on December 1 though originally it planned to conduct it in January. However, the TRS appears to be a little shaken after losing the Dubbaka bypoll to the BJP. On Saturday, it announced a 50 per cent property tax waiver which will benefit 13.72 lakh families in the GHMC areas. “It has nothing to do with the Dubbaka outcome. Holding GHMC elections was being discussed for several days,’’ TRS leader B Vinod Kumar said.