Telangana ministers are viewing their role in ensuring Congress candidates' success in the upcoming Municipal elections as akin to balancing on two boats simultaneously. The Congress party has prepared a strategic action plan to secure a substantial number of municipal and corporation seats. To this end, ministers have been assigned in-charge responsibilities for parliamentary constituencies. This means they must not only secure victories in their own constituencies and districts but also work towards party wins in the parliamentary areas under their oversight.

However, ministers are haunted by the fear that any adverse results in these elections could directly impact them negatively. Ministers, MLAs, and Congress in-charges for assembly constituencies are tasked with collecting applications from aspirants contesting in the municipal polls. In many wards, dozens of candidates are stepping forward to represent Congress. Party leaders have advised selecting individuals with strong public support, even if it requires persuading others to step aside. Despite these efforts, those denied tickets may rebel and contest independently. In such scenarios, ministers as in-charges must play a pivotal role in managing the situation. If rebels persist and refuse to back down, it could harm official party candidates' prospects. Ministers believe that unfavorable outcomes would lead to inevitable repercussions and scrutiny.

Party leaders have also placed the responsibility on ministers to avoid the minor errors that occurred in the recent panchayat elections. Some ministers are privately expressing anxiety, seeing this as an additional burdensome task. They recall the recent Jubilee Hills by-election, where assigning one minister per division and appointing a party leader for every 100 votes contributed to the victory. However, coordinating party leaders and cadre in both their home districts and the parliamentary constituencies they oversee—while conducting campaigns in multiple areas— is far from straightforward. Questions are arising about how ministers can feasibly manage campaigns across seven assembly segments within a single parliamentary constituency, alongside their own areas.