#Local body elections

SC gives Karnataka final extension to hold GBA polls by 31 August
Corruption, potholes, infrastructure: Smaller parties ready campaign pitch for GBA elections
Andhra Pradesh appoints Dedicated Commission to conduct empirical study on BC reservations in local bodies
Telangana municipal body polls: Hopping frogs and jumping monkeys make democracy!
Telangana urban local body polls record 73 percent turnout; smaller municipalities cross 90 percent
People’s Pulse exit poll: Congress set to sweep majority of Telangana urban local bodies
As urban local body polls near, Congress, BRS and BJP lock horns in Telangana
B-Form turmoil exposes deep factional rifts in Congress ahead of Telangana’s municipal elections
Telangana government notifies reservation matrix for municipal elections
Telangana Municipal Elections 2026: Parties gear up amidst shifting political sands
Telangana abolishes two-child norm ahead of local body elections
Congress gears up for Telangana municipal polls, treading the turf cautiously in the wake of signs of BRS’ revival
Kerala local body head elections: Congress hit by open rebellion as mayoral choices spark ‘paid seat’ allegations
Kerala civic polls reshape front politics ahead of high-voltage 2026 Assembly clash
BRS holds the rural fort: Telangana panchayat polls expose chinks in Congress’s grassroots armour
BJP’s diminishing spark in Telangana: 2025 Gram Panchayat elections signal waning momentum
Congress tops Telangana Gram Panchayat polls, but BRS can’t stop smiling
Local poll setback, no post-mortem yet as LDF in Kerala defers review
Gram Panchayat polls Phase II see robust 85.86 percent turnout across Telangana
Sabarimala, waqf and sex scandal: Controversies that reshaped Kerala’s local politics

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Hyderabad, 6 July: The uneven footpath at Kompally poses a risk to pedestrians, especially the elderly. Food stalls on the walkway add to the chaos. — Reclaim Footpaths: Stability check in Hyderabad — ‘Marked territory’ not safe

Madras High Court — Madras HC stays by-poll notification to 5 TN Assembly seats over pending election petitions

Labour Minister Bindu Krishna intervened after the firm abruptly terminated nearly 800 employees without prior notice. — First round of talks fails to break deadlock over CorroHealth mass layoffs

Shobha Karandlaje. (X) — Union MoS Shobha Karandlaje urges Amit Shah to intervene against Karnataka’s PRC

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