It is definitely not going to be a cakewalk for any political party, more so for the ruling BRS in the 11 Assembly seats of the coal belt in the State’s northern region.
Nearly 42,000 employees of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) are spread out, albeit in different proportions, in Asifabad, Mancherial, Bellampally, Chennur, Bhupalpally, Manthani, Ramagundam, Kothagudem, Yellandu, Pinapaka, and Sathupalli. They are present in a couple of other constituencies but votes of workers in these 11 Assembly segments would have a significant influence on the poll outcome.
When added up, votes of their family members, those of retired workers and workers of other allied industries in these constituencies accumulate to big numbers and play a crucial role in deciding the fate of the contestants.
