The first phase of gram panchayat elections delivered surprising outcomes, with the BRS making gains in key Kodangal villages, a 95-year-old winning a sarpanch seat, and several Congress leaders facing setbacks as their kin lost. A few contests were decided by a coin toss

Hyderabad: The first phase of gram panchayat elections saw a mix of intense local battles and interesting outcomes, with the BRS recording notable gains in a few politically sensitive villages, a 95-year-old contestant winning a sarpanch seat and a Congress candidate attempting suicide after defeat. Several prominent Congress leaders faced setbacks as their kin lost in their native villages. A toss decided the winner in a village in Adilabad.

A few villages in Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s Kodangal constituency

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