Residents of the constituencies in and around the city experienced both surprise and shock when the election results were unveiled on December 3. The Congress party emerged as the single largest party with a majority, securing a mandate that would help it govern the State for the next five years.
Throughout the election period, voters remained insulated from the restive mood prevailing in constituencies beyond the Outer Ring Road. They were nestled in the comforting notion that the development within the city would dictate the fate of the entire State come election time.
This is not without reason. Over the past decade, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi) strove hard to establish itself in the city, with K.T. Rama Rao, the outgoing Minister for Information Technology, and Municipal Administration, devoting his energies to Hyderabad and its surroundings.
