Telangana Legislative Council HYDERABAD: The race for two Telangana Graduates’ Legislative Council seats is gathering momentum in both the Congress and BJP as fresh voter enrolment begins on September 28, setting in motion preparations for elections due in 2027. The Election Commission of India has ordered fresh electoral rolls for the Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates’ constituencies, whose sitting members’ terms expire in March 2027. A

The Bharatiya Janata Party has restructured its leadership arrangement in Telangana, creating a five-member command structure and establishing Warangal as an important organisational centre as the party prepares for upcoming electoral contests and seeks to expand in regions where its presence has historically been weaker.

The competing agitations signal an early sharpening of political battle lines ahead of the crucial civic contest in Hyderabad.