New Delhi, February 19. Days after the Congress won the Telangana local body elections, the party's top brass held a review meeting with state leaders, with AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge asserting that their resolve for social welfare, economic empowerment, and justice for all remains firm.
The meeting, held at Kharge's residence at 10, Rajaji Marg, was attended by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary organization K C Venugopal, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Mahesh Kumar Goud, and Telangana Minister for Public Enterprises and Minority Welfare Mohammed Azharuddin, among others.
In a post on X, Kharge said, "Following our emphatic victory in the Telangana local body elections, we held a comprehensive review with @INCTelangana leaders and ministers to chart the road ahead and advance the vision of Prajala Telangana."
"Our resolve for social welfare, economic empowerment, and justice for all remains firm and is reflected in our guarantees. We will continue striving to realize the aspirations of every citizen and build a truly inclusive Telangana," Kharge said after the meeting.
The ruling Congress in Telangana won chairperson posts in seven of the eight Telangana municipalities where elections were held on Tuesday. The opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) secured the chairperson post in one municipality.
In a boost to the Reddy-led government, the Congress in Telangana scored an emphatic victory in the municipal elections, while the BRS and BJP too made their presence felt.
Of the total 2,582 wards in 116 municipalities where elections were held on February 11, the Congress bagged over 1,300 wards, followed by BRS (700) and BJP (275).