Overview
- Official tallies show Congress-backed candidates won 7,527 of 12,702 sarpanch posts, with the Chief Minister adding rebels to claim 8,335 seats and a 66% strike rate.
- BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao challenged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to make 10 defected BRS MLAs resign and contest by-elections to prove public support.
- KTR said K. Chandrashekhar Rao will soon lead a statewide movement and announced a membership drive, while alleging misuse of official machinery during the polls.
- Telangana Today reported that Congress leaders in Mancherial are trying to recruit victorious sarpanches with cash offers and development promises, a claim not independently verified.
- The BJP said it improved to about 710 sarpanch wins and highlighted gains in north Telangana, calling the outcome evidence of growing rural traction.