Hyderabad, April 5 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ankham Mounika secured the Khanapur Municipality Chairperson post, while Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate Mohammed Shoaib was elected as the Vice-Chairman.

The BRS and BJP had earlier secured four seats each, three seats went to the Congress, and an Independent candidate won the remaining.

The election for the 12-member municipal council was suspended when the Independent announced their support for the Congress, resulting in a tie.

But then, BRS declared support for BJP's Ankham Mounika thus declaring her the winner.

In addition, the pink party won the post of chairman in Ibrahimpatnam Municipality in alliance with the Communist Party of India (CPI).

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