Secunderabad Cantonment Board elections can be considered an eye opener for TDP and BJP as they both couldn’t fetch a single seat out of the 8 seats. TRS won four seats and its rebels pocket two seats which can be credited back into TRS account. Even the Congress party also settles with one seat like independent. Especially, BJP should be alarmed with these cantonment elections as it has big ambitions to win GHMC and 2019 general elections.

 

TDP and BJP should realize what happens if they go solo in the upcoming GHMC elections. Both parties should treat the verdict as an eye opener and plan accordingly. TRS may claim that the verdict is reflecting the general opinion of the people on Telangana government and its Chief Minister KCR’s seven month ruling. However, it can’t assume that the same verdict will be repeated in the GHMC elections also. There are several other factors that may decide the fate of the five major players-TRS, TDP, BJP, MIM and the Congress party. So, Cantonment elections are just an alarm for all political parties.