HYDERABAD: In a never-before performance, the BJP has not only bagged the second place in the GHMC polls leaving behind its arch rival, AIMIM, into the third place, but also cut into TRS strongholds across the city.
By almost touching the 50 seats tally out of the 149 seats it was in the fray, BJP’s stupendous performance was reflected in the clean sweep of 11 divisions in LB Nagar assembly segment. The party’s show there had shown that flood-hit areas were clearly upset with the TRS and voted for the BJP.
If not for the TRS’s hold on wards in Kukatpally, Serilingampally, Qutubullapur and Jubilee Hills segments, the BJP could have fared even better. In these four segments which have around 37 wards, the saffron party could not win more than three wards.
The ruling party put up an impressive show in suburban areas where people of Andhra origin reside. Interestingly, these areas had voted for the TRS in the 2016 GHMC polls as well. Barring these areas, the BJP made a huge dent to TRS vote-bank. It has grown from winning just four wards in the 2016 election to having at least one ward from every assembly segment, except Kukatpally, in its kitty now. The party has also put up an impressive show in Musheerabad segment where it won five out of six wards.