HYDERABAD: Telangana’s ruling party Congress has bagged over 53 per cent of Sarpanch posts in the Gram Panchayat elections held in three phases.
The party continued its dominance in the final phase held on Wednesday (December 17) to secure a clear majority.
Out of 4, 159 Gram Panchayats notified for the third phase of polls, Congress-backed candidates won 2, 246 Gram Panchayats.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) once again gave a tough fight to the ruling party to win 1, 163 Sarpanch posts. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was a distant third with only 246 seats. Independents and others bagged 491 seats.
Barring Siddipet, Congress-backed candidates won the majority of seats in the remaining 30 districts