Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Nara Lokesh directs ministers to prepare for October local elections
Nara Lokesh met with ministers to discuss pensions and local elections.
He said eligible people will receive new pensions in stages starting in October.
He asked ministers to process pension applications quickly.
He also told them to prepare for local elections.
The goal is for alliance candidates to win every seat.
Lokesh said the elections will finish by October.
He said the elections will not be postponed.
Municipal elections will happen first, followed by MPTC and ZPTC elections, and then panchayat elections.
Nara Lokesh met Telugu Desam ministers over new pensions and local body elections.
New pensions will be issued in phases to all eligible individuals starting in October.
Ministers were instructed to process all received pension applications promptly.
Lokesh said local body elections would be completed by October and would not be postponed.
Municipal elections will precede MPTC and ZPTC elections, followed by panchayat elections.
- Who
- Minister Nara Lokesh and Telugu Desam ministers.
- What
- They discussed issuing new pensions and preparing for local body elections.
- When
- New pensions and the election process are scheduled to begin or be completed in October; no specific year was stated.
- Where
- The meeting location was not specified.
- Why
- The meeting aimed to expedite pension processing and prepare for elections while pending court cases are resolved.
- Meeting type
- Breakfast meeting with Telugu Desam ministers
- Pension rollout
- New pensions will be issued in phases to all eligible individuals starting in October
- Application processing
- Ministers were instructed to process all received applications promptly
- Election deadline
- The local election process is expected to be completed by October
- Postponement
- Lokesh said there was no possibility of postponing the elections
- Election sequence
- Municipal elections, followed by MPTC and ZPTC elections, and then panchayat elections
- Court cases
- The government is working to expedite pending cases to enable elections for all bodies