Hyderabad, Feb. 14 -- The ruling Congress on Friday recorded a decisive victory in the municipal elections in Telangana, winning 70 out of 116 municipalities and four out of seven municipal corporations that went to polls on February 11.

According to the reports from the State Election Commission (SEC), the Congress won 1,347 wards out of the total number of 2,582 wards and gained absolute majority in 70 municipalities. The party also captured four municipal corporations - Ramagundam, Mancherial, Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda.

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), which previously held power in Telangana, secured victory in 723wards and managed to win only 13 municipalities, finishing a distant second to the Congress, despite putting up a close...