Hyderabad, Dec. 14 -- The Congress-led Telangana government's decision to merge 27 municipalities into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits has not gone down with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). The decision will increase the GHMC wards from the existing 150 to 300, double its since.

The Asaduddin Owaisi-led party has been a dominant force in the GHMC area as it has been retaining close to 50 out of the 150 wards in the GHMC elections until now. However, with the seats increasing to 300 now, the AIMIM will lose its status as kingmaker or even king perhaps, as other parties will now no longer need its support if it wins half the seats on its own.

The main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) ha...