Now it is the time to see the new Mayor in Hyderabad. Of the nine TRS women candidates who are aspiring to become the new mayor to succeed Bonthu Rammohan, six won from their respective wards while the other three couldn't.
Bharati Nagar corporator Sindhu Adarsh Reddy, Alwal corporator Chintala Vijaya Shanthi, Vijaya Reddy from Khairatabad, Vijay Laxmi from Banjara Hills, Manne Kavitha Reddy from Venkateshwara Colony and Mothe Sri Latha Reddy from Tarnaka won in Friday’s counting.
However, TRS Uppal MLA Bethi Subash Reddy’s wife B Swapna Reddy lost in Habsiguda, while former mayor and MLA Teegala Krishna Reddy’s daughter-in-law Teegala Sunaritha Reddy could not retain her Moosarambagh seat. BN Reddy Nagar corporator, TRS candidate M Laxmiprasanna Goud also lost.
A senior TRS leader said Sindhu has steadfastly built an image of handling the civic issues in her ward.
“In other wards where women have won, their husbands call the shots and are always in the limelight,” he said.
Vijaya Reddy, daughter of late Congress leader P Janardhan Reddy, is another key aspirant for the coveted post. She tried to replicate her father, who was popular among masses as PJR, and moved among the masses in her ward.
After former Malkagiri MLA Chintala Kanaka Reddy’s death, his family members expected the ticket. However, the TRS leadership gave the ticket to Mynampally’s Hanumantha Rao in 2018.
“Now, Kanaka Reddy’s daughter-in-law Vijaya Shanthi stands a chance to become mayor,” a party leader said.
Sources said Sri Latha, who won from Tarnaka, has a fair chance as her family has been loyal to the TRS since the time of statehood agitation. Kavitha and Vijaya Reddy, daughter of senior leader K Keshava Rao, are also in the reckoning.