Elections 2014 proved that winds of change were blowing everywhere in the country, including the city. Of the 24 Assembly seats here, 12 new faces emerged victorious in the electoral battle. Also, the victors trounced heavyweights confident of continuing their winning streak this time too.
The TDP-BJP combine threw up eight new names in Hyderabad, with five winning from TDP and three from BJP. Ch. Kanaka Reddy was the lone new face of TRS in the city, having won the Malkajgiri Assembly seat, while MIM’s two new candidates Jaffer Hussain and Kausar Moinuddin, who contested from Nampally and Karwan constituencies, respectively, ensured victory for their party.
So what do these new entrants propose to do for their voters?
“My first step will be to initiate development works that were put on hold by the previous MLA Mukesh Goud. I will conduct a ‘Janata Darbar’ regularly with the people in my constituency to solve their issues,” said the BJP’s T. Raja Singh, who defeated the Congress veteran. Mr. Singh added that sewerage, roads and drinking water issues would be his priorities.
The MIM’s Kausar Moinuddin, who won the Nampally seat, also promised to improve civic infrastructure.
“There are specific civic issues in Golconda and Karwan areas. Resolving those issues will be part of my work, and I will always be available for the people,” he mentioned.
Kukatpally legislator M. Krishna Rao of the TDP also spoke on the same lines.
“Nala problems are endemic in my area. I took the names of people who visited me before the elections to tell me of their problems. I will visit each division and do the needful,” he said.
