Overview
- In Adilabad, officials recorded 769 nominations from 635 candidates for 49 wards, including 268 from Congress, 136 from BRS, 124 from BJP and 118 independents.
- In Kothagudem Municipal Corporation, 697 candidates filed 806 nominations for 60 wards, with 237 from Congress, 167 from BRS, 109 from CPI, 84 from BJP and 21 from Jana Sena.
- Seat‑sharing with the CPI remains unresolved, with CPI fielding few candidates in towns such as Wyra, Sathupalli, Kallur and Madhira, and party sources saying cooperation with Congress appears unlikely.
- Parties are pushing tactical arrangements and persuading withdrawals to limit rebel bids, with Congress courting CPI, CPM and AIMIM, BRS exploring Left support, and candidates sounding out smaller parties including Jana Sena, AAP, BSP and YSR Congress.
- Congress infighting has sharpened in Adilabad, where leaders accuse decision‑makers of favoring recent BRS entrants for B‑Forms and, on Sunday, some aspirants alleged manipulated internal surveys and reported re‑surveys in select wards, with a few turning to independent or Forward Bloc options.