Archive · 2 Oct 2026
BJP Plans Telangana Election Push From ULBs to Lok Sabha
The BJP is organizing its team for several elections in Telangana.
Sunil Bansal will continue leading the party’s work in the state.
Rekha Sharma and Abhay Patil will help him.
Rekha Sharma will focus especially on local government elections.
She is expected to stay in Hyderabad to supervise preparations.
Amit Shah is expected to review the party’s plans during his Telangana visit.
The BJP wants to win more than the eight Lok Sabha seats it secured in Telangana in 2024.
It also wants better teamwork and stronger candidates for future contests.
The BJP will retain Sunil Bansal as Telangana in-charge, supported by Rekha Sharma and Abhay Patil.
The team will prepare for local body elections, the Khairatabad Assembly by-election, future Assembly polls and the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
Rekha Sharma will oversee preparations for the GHMC and other local body elections from Hyderabad.
The BJP wants to add to the eight Lok Sabha seats it won in Telangana in 2024.
The party aims to improve coordination, resolve internal differences and identify stronger candidates in Telangana.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Telangana team, led by Sunil Bansal with Rekha Sharma and Abhay Patil.
- What
- The BJP is restructuring and planning its campaign and organisational work for upcoming Telangana elections.
- When
- The preparations begin with upcoming local body elections and extend through future Assembly elections and the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
- Where
- Telangana, with Rekha Sharma expected to work from Hyderabad.
- Why
- The BJP wants to strengthen its organisation, improve coordination and increase its Lok Sabha tally in Telangana.
- Telangana in-charge
- Sunil Bansal will continue in the role.
- Co-in-charges
- Rekha Sharma and Abhay Patil will assist Bansal.
- 2024 Lok Sabha result
- The BJP won eight Lok Sabha seats in Telangana.
- Local election focus
- Rekha Sharma will oversee GHMC and other local body election preparations.
- Organisational horizon
- The new team is expected to work with a three-year perspective.
- Amit Shah’s role
- Shah is expected to review the political situation and provide a roadmap.
- Key organisational challenges
- The party is seeking better coordination, fewer responsibility overlaps and stronger candidates.