Govt Wants Zilla, Mandal Parishads Polls Now

Hyderabad, April 12 (Maxim News): State government given its consent for conduct of elections to Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad members, whose term to be over shortly. Recently, the State Election Commission has sent its proposals to the Government expressing its preparedness for conduct of Mandal Parishad and Zilla Parishad elections. Central Election Commission has also agreed to the proposal to conduct Mandal Parishad and Zilla Parishad Elections after completion of Elections to the Lok Sabha in Telangana State.

Against this background, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao held discussions with the officers concerned on Friday at Pragathi Bhavan regarding conduct of elections to Mandal Parishads and Zilla Parishads. The State Government has proposed to the State Election Commission that the process for conduct of Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad elections may go on from April 22 to May 14. However, the results would be announced only after the announcement of Lok Sabha election results. (Maxim News)

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