The Telangana Cabinet is set to decide on the schedule for long-delayed local body elections following a High Court directive. The Congress government, fresh from its Jubilee Hills bypoll win, faces mounting pressure from farmers over unfulfilled promises like paddy bonuses and the Rythu Bharosa scheme.

Hyderabad: Before the dust even settles in Jubilee Hills after a high voltage bypoll campaign, the stage is being readied for another tense political battle in Telangana, with the arena this time to shift from urban to rural settings.

With the Telangana High Court issuing a stern directive on Friday that the State has to notify an election schedule for the much delayed local body polls by November 24, Monday’s Cabinet meeting has assumed political significance in more than one way.

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