HYDERABAD: The suspense is continuing among the Congress candidates over who will get the 'B-form' to contest the municipal polls on the party ticket.
A large number of candidates have filed nominations from various wards in seven urban local bodies and nine wards in other civic bodies, expecting B-form.
Telangana Congress leadership has decided to give B-forms directly to the election authorities on Thursday (April 22), the last date for withdrawal of nominations.
Telangana Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy said the party’s election committees will finalise the candidates and give B-forms directly to the election officials.
Reddy appealed to all the remaining candidates from the party to withdraw from the electoral fray and work for the victory of candidates finalised by the party.
The party will recognise their services and reward them suitably at an appropriate time, he said.
But the task of ensuring withdrawal of party candidates is easier said than done and the threat of them remaining in the fray as rebels is looming large.
The TRS, BJP and Congress, all three main parties are staring at rebels' threat with a large number of candidates from these parties having filed their nominations expecting a B-form.
As many as 247 nominations were filed by Congress candidates for 66 wards in Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation.
Even in Khammam urban local body, as many as 125 nominations were filed by the Congress leaders. There are only 60 wards in the civic body, which are going to polls on April 30.
The situation is no different in Siddipet, Atchampet, Nakrekal, Jadcherla and Kothur civic bodies going to polls on April 30.