Telangana urban body polls on same date: State election body announces despite Covid-19 surge

Elections in two municipal corporations and five municipalities would be held on the scheduled date, April 30, said Telangana Election Commission despite rise in Covid-19 cases.

Despite a steady rise in Covid-19 cases and fatalities in Telangana, the state election commission has made it clear that polls in two municipal corporations and five municipalities would be held on the scheduled date, April 30. The number of new Covid-19 in Telangana crossed the 10,000-mark on Monday for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, taking the tally to over 4.11 lakh. The toll stood at 2,094 with 52 more deaths. In view of the Covid-19 situation, various political parties and activists had requested the state’s election body to postpone the urban body polls.