KTR reminds Sardesai: Congress-BJP tie-ups not new in Telangana

BRS working president KT Rama Rao countered journalist Rajdeep Sardesai’s surprise over the Congress-BJP alliance in Maharashtra’s Ambernath municipal council, stressing that such tie-ups were already seen in Telangana years ago.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao dismissed the surprise expressed by senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai over a Congress-BJP tie-up in Maharashtra, stating that it was old news in Telangana.

Responding to Sardesai’s post about the two national parties joining hands in the Ambernath municipal council, he said the development was neither unprecedented nor shocking as Telangana had witnessed similar alliances years ago.

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Taking to X, Rama Rao pointed out that Congress and BJP had already formed joint Municipal Councils in two Telangana municipalities i.e. Makthal and Manikonda, nearly five years ago.

“Even now in Telangana, the State government is an unofficial joint venture of both Congress and BJP,” he remarked.

Earlier, Sardesai had posted on X that the Ambernath council alliance was likely the first instance of Congress and BJP coming together to control power and edge out the Shiv Sena. He stated that local body politics often defy conventional political equations.

 

This may be news for you Rajdeep

Congress and BJP together formed Municipal Councils in two Municipalities in Telangana almost 5 years ago; Makthal and Manikonda

And even now in Telangana the state Govt is an unofficial JV Govt of both INC and BJP https://t.co/VgtHXTCA3w

— KTR (@KTRBRS) January 7, 2026