With the municipal election notification expected anytime next week, the Telangana Congress has intensified preparations and finalised an aggressive campaign strategy aimed at winning 80–90 per cent of municipalities across the state.
According to sources, chief minister A Revanth Reddy is set to formally launch the campaign on January 16 with a public meeting in the erstwhile Adilabad district.
The party leadership has directed ministers, MLAs, MLCs, and senior leaders to focus exclusively on municipal bodies in their respective districts.
The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) has instructed leaders at all levels to work in close coordination with grassroots workers to ensure victory.
AICC state in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan has reportedly directed the party to aggressively highlight the government’s welfare schemes and development programmes during the campaign.
The party is planning large public meetings in each district and has begun logistical planning to mobilise voters from surrounding municipalities to these events.
Revanth Reddy has already declared that the Congress will conduct door-to-door and street-level campaigns, and the PCC has instructed cadres to strictly adhere to this plan.
Learning from the panchayat elections, where rebels reportedly harmed the party’s prospects in some areas, the PCC is determined to prevent a repeat.
Senior leaders said a detailed assessment is being conducted in every municipality to gauge internal dynamics, leadership rivalries, and the number of aspirants per ward.
Leaders have been asked to identify five to six potential candidates per ward and submit their names in advance.
At the same time, they have been instructed to flag any strong internal opposition to particular candidates so that sensitive choices can be managed carefully.
The PCC has decided to proactively pacify disgruntled aspirants to prevent them from contesting as rebels.
District-level senior leaders will be made responsible for counselling dissatisfied leaders and ensuring they remain within the party fold and actively participate in campaigning.
“If a ticket is given to one candidate, the others should not turn into rebels and damage the party. Instead, they must be brought on board and involved in campaign activities,” a senior Congress leader said.
The Congress has set an ambitious target of winning 80 to 90 per cent of municipalities. The leadership believes that with the advantage of incumbency, welfare delivery, and an organised campaign, the party can consolidate its position in urban local bodies.
As the election schedule draws closer, the Congress machinery is clearly moving into campaign mode, signalling a high-intensity political battle in Telangana’s urban landscape.