Campaigning for Telangana Municipal Polls-2026 ends
The Hindu
Campaigning for the Telangana Municipal Polls-2026 concluded, with elections set for February 13, 2026
The campaign by political parties for the Telangana Municipal Polls-2026 came to an end at 5 p.m. on Monday (February 9, 2026), two days ahead of the elections — to be held on Wednesday (February 13, 2026).
Telangana State Election Commission said that no person shall convene, hold, attend, join or address any public meeting or procession in connection with an election. They should not display or propagate any election matter to the public.
The Elections will be held in seven Municipal Corporation and 116 Municipalities. Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AMIMIM) were the major parties which pitched their candidates and traded barbs with other parties.
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