The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by Congress leader Ajmeera Shyam Naik challenging Asifabad MLA Kova Lakshmi’s 2023 election victory over alleged false information in her affidavit. The ruling upholds an earlier Telangana High Court decision in Lakshmi’s favour.
The allegations are that he has organised an event at the Martyrs Memorial during the 2023 Assembly elections when the Model Code of Conduct was in effect.
Microphones fell silent and rallies ended as the longest campaigning period for the assembly elections among the five states going to polls came to a close in Telangana at 5 pm on Tuesday.
The BJP Manakondur constituency in-charge resigned from the party on Friday after the party allocated the ticket to a newly joined person Arepalli Mohan.