BRS eyes ‘Pink Wave’ in GHMC polls with Jubilee Hills win

BRS working president KT Rama Rao has called for a united push to win the Jubilee Hills by-election, framing it as a launchpad for the 2026 GHMC polls. He criticised the Congress government for civic neglect and urged party leaders to highlight past development under BRS rule while preparing for potential bypolls in other constituencies.

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao declared that a victory in the upcoming Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election would not only help retain the party’s stronghold but also ignite a “pink wave” across Greater Hyderabad, setting the decisive tone for the 2026 GHMC elections.

Addressing a strategy session at Telangana Bhavan with party MLAs, MLCs, corporators and former corporators attending from across the city, he asserted that the bypoll victory would help galvanise galvanizing BRS’s cadre for the municipal polls that could reshape Hyderabad’s 150 wards.

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He called upon all party leaders to work collectively to ensure the victory of the BRS candidate in Jubilee Hills. He stressed the need to demonstrate the party’s strong presence in Hyderabad through this by-election.

“The people of Hyderabad have shown immense faith in BRS by electing our candidates in every past election. We must honour and uphold that trust,” he said, stating that BRS leaders and GHMC corporators were well aware of the city’s issues and must remind citizens of the development carried out under the previous BRS government.

“We need to highlight how, under KCR’s leadership, we improved every street in Hyderabad, from road maintenance and flyover construction under the SRDP project to the 20,000 litres of free drinking water scheme, uninterrupted water supply, modern sanitation management and welfare programmes that benefited every household,” he instructed, urging leaders to expose the Congress government’s failures.

Rama Rao pointed out that basic civic needs in Hyderabad, including sanitation, drinking water supply and drainage maintenance, had deteriorated sharply under Congress rule. He said the Congress was ignoring the city’s development and focusing solely on political gains.

“People must be reminded of how the Congress has betrayed them and how Hyderabad has suffered widespread neglect and decline during the last 22 months of their rule,” he said, directing party cadres to explain to every section of society how the Congress misled them with false promises and empty assurances.

Expressing confidence, Rama Rao said a BRS victory in the Jubilee Hills by-election would pave the way for a decisive win in the forthcoming GHMC elections.

“The pink flag has flown high over GHMC twice before, and it will fly high for a third time as well,” he declared, also predicting that the Congress MLAs who defected from the BRS would soon face disqualification, leading to by-elections not only in Jubilee Hills but also in Khairatabad and Serilingampally constituencies.

Similar situations could arise in other constituencies across the State where defections occurred, he added.