Hyderabad, Feb. 13 -- The counting of votes in the elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana, a test of popularity for the ruling Congress, opposition BJP and BRS, began at 8 am on Friday, February 13.

The counting process of votes is expected to take time as ballot papers were used in the election.

Postal ballots were taken up first for counting.

LIVE updates

12:04 am: Out of the 30 municipalities declared so far, the Congress is leading in 24, while the BRS is ahead in six. The BJP is yet to open its account.

11:59 am: Results for all 12 wards of Devarakadra Municipality in Mahbubnagar district have been declared. The Congress won six wards, securing a clear majority, while the BRS claimed four w...