The Telangana Legislative Council election for the Hyderabad Local Authorities’ constituency in India recently saw a high voter turnout of 79%, with 88 out of 112 eligible voters participating. The key contenders in the election were BJP’s N Goutham Rao and AIMIM’s Mirza Riyaz Ul Hassan Effendi. Interestingly, the Congress party decided not to field any candidates, while the Bahujan Republican Socialist Party (BRS) directed its members to boycott the polling altogether. The Congress party extended its support to AIMIM in an effort to defeat the BJP in the election. The turnout and the political dynamics of the election have garnered significant attention in Hyderabad.