Hyderabad, Jan. 31 -- The filing of nominations for the municipal elections came to an end on Friday, with 28,456 candidates submitting papers for elections to seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities in Telangana.

Election officials said that while 9,276 nominations were received during the first two days of the process, the final day witnessed a sharp spike, with 19,180 nominations filed on Friday alone.

Last day rush dominates

Candidates representing major political parties such as the Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and BJP were among those who filed nominations. Apart from them, contestants from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Telangana Rajyadhikara Party and BSP also entered the fray in large numbers. With the nomina...