Balotsav

After being recognized at state and national level, the number of participants consistently increased. Over the years, the event widened its scope in terms of competition categories and levels. Currently, competitions are held in 36 categories.[2] The annual participation statistics were as follows;

In 2012, the 21st iteration of the festival was held from 9 November to 11 November. The special attraction of this iteration was Vyarthamtho Artham (Making creative products by using waste material), and a short film competition.[4] In 2013, the 22nd iteration of the festival was held from 8 November to 10 November. The opening ceremony was launched by one of the youngest authors from India, Nidhi Prakash from Bangalore. The event witnessed 5,112 children from 512 schools.[5][6] In 2014, the 23rd iteration of the festival was held from 7 November to 9 November, with participants from six different states — Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. The festival attracted 15,000 students from Telangana, and 2,000 students from the other five states.[7][8] In 2015, the 24th iteration of the festival was held from 12 November to 14 November. It was inaugurated by Shaik Sadhiq Pasha, a high school student who participated in the United Nations General Assembly as a part of the children's delegation.[9] In 2016, to mark the silver jubilee, the 25th iteration of the festival was expanded to four days, from 10 November to 13 November with 29 events. The closing ceremony was presided over by the IT and Municipal Administration Minister of Telangana K. T. Rama Rao.[10][11]

In 2017, the 26th iteration of the festival was conducted from 12 November to 14 November. After it was launched in 1991, the original organizers had originally decided to cancel the festival in 2017. Vasireddy Ramesh Babu, convener of several previous iterations, said during a press conferencethat the Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology (VVIT) had expressed its willingness to host the event, and it was subsequently given the project. It was organized in collaboration with Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Andhra Pradesh State Skill Corporation, and Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society.[1] More than 12,000 children took part in the festival. The closing ceremony was presided over by the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Kodela Siva Prasad Rao and Mandali Buddha Prasad. On a closing note, Vasireddy said that VVIT would be hosting the fest in the future.[12]