Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Congress may give civic poll tickets to Telangana party office-bearers
The Congress party is thinking about letting its own leaders run in upcoming city elections in Telangana.
Usually, the party picks other people to run for these seats, but this time it is a change from the normal way.
Party leaders who already have official jobs inside the party can now say if they want to run.
A top party official named Sachin Sawant is talking to these leaders about it.
He asked the vice-presidents of the state party to send in names of interested people.
The party will only give tickets to leaders who can win elections and are strong at the local level.
Sawant met with 26 vice-presidents one by one over the last two days.
Starting August 12, he will meet with general secretaries at Gandhi Bhavan.
A state minister said the municipal elections will happen at the right time and leaders will follow the high command's directions.
Congress is considering offering municipal corporation election tickets to its party office-bearers across Telangana, a departure from usual practice.
AICC Telangana in-charge secretary Sachin Sawant conveyed the proposal to TPCC vice-presidents and requested names of interested leaders.
Final ticket allocation will depend on candidate winnability and ability to consolidate party strength at the grassroots level.
Sachin Sawant held one-on-one meetings with 26 TPCC vice-presidents over the past two days, reviewing their political activities.
Face-to-face meetings with TPCC general secretaries are scheduled to begin August 12 at Gandhi Bhavan, focusing on organisational strengthening and electoral preparedness.
- Who
- The Congress party leadership, AICC Telangana in-charge secretary Sachin Sawant, TPCC vice-presidents and general secretaries, and IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu.
- What
- The Congress party is considering giving municipal corporation election tickets to party office-bearers who express willingness to contest and show strong electoral prospects.
- When
- Currently ongoing; meetings with TPCC general secretaries are scheduled to start August 12.
- Where
- Telangana state, with meetings held at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad.
- Why
- To strengthen the party organisation and field candidates with strong winnability and grassroots support in the upcoming municipal corporation elections.
- Party
- Congress
- State
- Telangana
- Proposal
- Tickets to party office-bearers for municipal corporation elections
- AICC Telangana in-charge secretary
- Sachin Sawant
- TPCC vice-presidents met one-on-one
- 26
- Meetings with general secretaries
- From August 12 at Gandhi Bhavan
- Ticket criteria
- Candidate winnability and grassroots strength