Hyderabad: A total of 902 nominations were filed on Wednesday, the first day for next month’s municipal elections in Telangana. According to State Election Commission (SEC), 890 candidates, including 55 independents, filed the nominations. As many as 382 candidates of the ruling Congress filed nominations on the first day. Main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) filed 258 nominations while 169 nominations were received from the candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Only three persons are permitted to enter the Returning Officer’s office (including the candidate and/or proposer).