Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy's tenure seems to come to an end shortly. The MIM MLA from city, Akbaruddin Owaisy met the chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana in this regard and asked them to honour their seat-sharing agreement with the MIM. As per the pact, the mayoral post would be held by the Congress for the first two years and the MIM for the next two. It can be expected that the city may have a new Mayor on 4 December this year. The question about who will be the mayor for the fifth year is still not clear as the Congress and MIM have not come to a conclusion in this regard.

The MIM MP, Mr Asaduddin Owaisi confirmed that they have written to the CM and PCC chief for handing over the mayor's seat. Ms Karthika Reddy had been trying her best to get an extension but her efforts seems to have been in vain as the MIM is in no mood to set aside the agreement. Even within the Congress, Ms Reddy has been facing stiff opposition and most Congress corporators are against an extension of her term. The Congress top brass too is in agreement that the post should be handed over to the MIM as per the 2009 election pact as the party is looking at a long-term political arrangement.