Hyderabad: The Congress, BRS and the BJP bear disbursed over 50 per cent of their tickets to Backward Class (BC) neighborhood candidates for the municipal elections scheduled on February 11. Right here is in opposition to the 28.21 per cent of the entire wards in 121 municipalities and 35.24 per cent in 10 municipal companies disbursed to the neighborhood quota space apart for the neighborhood for the polls, and the failed strive of the executive to ascertain 42 per cent reservations.
Files from the three parties explain that the ruling Congress disbursed 1,601 tickets to BC candidates, accounting for 53.69 per cent. The BRS disbursed 1,580 tickets, or 52.98 per cent, while the BJP disbursed 1,493 tickets, amounting to 50.07 per cent.
Underneath the reservation protection notified by the executive, reservations for the BC, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities are capped at 50 per cent.
With parties fielding BC candidates even in unreserved wards, candidates from frequent courses accounted for lower than half of the tickets. The Congress disbursed 20 per cent of its tickets to frequent class candidates, the BRS 21 per cent and the BJP 28 per cent, with the relaxation seats going to SC and ST neighborhood canddiates.
The ticket distribution comes in opposition to the backdrop of the Congress executive’s try to map 42 per cent reservation to the BC neighborhood within the native physique elections. The Revanth Reddy executive had issued a executive repeat in December 2025 to this produce, but it became struck down by the Excessive Court. A subsequent enchantment prior to the Supreme Court did no longer yield aid.
Following the court docket setbacks, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had launched that the Congress would allot 42 per cent of its tickets to BC candidates. Within the occasion, all three major parties exceeded that benchmark.
In some districts, the half of BC tickets became vastly bigger. Within the undivided Karimnagar district, the Congress disbursed 67.66 per cent of its tickets to BC candidates, while the BRS also disbursed 60 per cent.
The Negate Election Fee (SEC) has issued the notification for polls to 2,996 wards across 116 municipalities and seven municipal companies. Of these, 14 were declared elected unopposed after the withdrawal closing date on Tuesday, leaving elections to be held in 2,982 wards.
