Hyderabad, Feb. 22 -- The standing committee of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was unanimously elected on Friday, February 21.

Two Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) corporators withdrew their nominations citing a lack of numbers. The 15-member standing committee of the GHMC includes eight members of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) and seven members of the Congress.

The standing committee of the civic body has been unanimously elected for the first time in a decade.

The GHMC has 150 corporators in total. However, after the death of two members and two others becoming MLAs, the current strength is 146. Among them, 39 are from BJP, 42 from BRS, 24 from Congress, and 41 from AIMIM.

At least 74 corporatio...