Notification for local body elections by June end, says Ponguleti

Minister for Revenue Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy at the ‘Eruvaka’ – symbolic ploughing the fields – to mark the beginning of the sowing season at Kusumanchi mandal in Khammam district on Sunday (June 15, 2025).

The notification for local body elections in Telangana is likely to be issued by the month-end and the dates would be finalised in the Cabinet meeting, Minister for Revenue Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said on Sunday (June 15).

Addressing a meeting of Congress leaders from the Palair constituency at Khammam, the Minister said elections would be held in phases, beginning with MPTC and ZPTC polls, followed by the panchayat elections.

Mr. Reddy said with little time left for the elections, it was time the Congress leaders and the cadre to set aside their personal differences and work to elect the party candidates. He asked them to focus on public issues. Minor differences, if any, should be overlooked in the party’s larger interest, he said.

Mr. Reddy urged the party cadre to take the developmental and welfare activities taken up by the Congress government to the people to counter the false propaganda of the Opposition parties. So much is being done for the rural sector, but the party leaders have not been successful in taking it to the beneficiaries.

The Minister said there are likely to be many aspirants for the party tickets in the elections and they would be selected on winnability factor, their service to the party and also the reservation criterion.

Rythu Bharosa likely from today

Mr. Reddy said the financial assistance to the farmers under the Rythu Bharosa scheme would be disbursed from June 16 in a phased manner. All the eligible farmers will get the benefit, he said.

BRS reacts

The Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) said that the local body elections should be held only after the promised 42% reservations to the Backward Classes are finalised. Former minister V. Srinivas Goud said that Congress promised to enhance BC reservations to 42% before the elections and that promise should be honoured.