Hyderabad, Feb. 18 -- After achieving resounding success in the gram panchayat and municipal elections across Telangana, the ruling Congress is gearing up for the elections to mandal parishad and zilla parishad elections in March, people familiar with the matter said.

The elections to 31 zilla parishads with 565 zilla parishad territorial constituency (ZPTC) seats and 566 mandal parishads with 5,773 mandal parishad territorial constituencies (MPTC) seats, have been pending since January 2025, when their previous term came to an end. They have been under the authority of special officers appointed by the state government.

A senior Congress leader familiar with the matter said chief minister A Revanth Reddy called for a meeting of senior ...