Telangana may hold remaining urban local body elections in December

With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls expected to be completed by October, the Congress government is mulling holding elections to the remaining urban local bodies (ULBs), including five municipal corporations, in December. The terms of several municipal bodies have already expired and the government risks losing Finance Commission funds if elections are delayed further. The government is also considering elections to the Zilla Parishads and Mandal Parishads soon after the urban local...