Hyderabad, July 4 -- Telangana is all set to witness a high-stake battle for the local bodies in September, following the last week's order given by the Telangana high court directing the state government and the state election commission to complete the election process within 90 days.

This is going to be the first major test for all the major political parties in the state - the ruling Congress, the main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after the Lok Sabha elections held in May 2024.

The term of the local bodies, including as many as 12,845 gram panchayats, 5,817 mandal parishad territorial constituencies (MPTCs) and 538 zilla parishad territorial constituencies (ZPTCs), ended on January 30...