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The BRS condemned Ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao and Ponnam Prabhakar for their remarks against Maganti Sunitha, the Jubilee Hills bypoll candidate. Party leaders V Srinivas Goud and Tata Madhu demanded apologies, calling the statements insulting to women and politically motivated.
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BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao face criticism for accusing BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha of feigning grief to gain sympathy votes in Jubilee Hills. BRS leaders demand unconditional apologies for the “insensitive and derogatory” comments
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BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Congress of large-scale voter-list manipulation ahead of Jubilee Hills by-election. The party submitted evidence to the CEO and warned of court action if fraudulent votes were not removed before nominations.
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Jadcherla MLA J Anirudh Reddy opposed the reported re-entry of former MLA Erra Shekhar into the Congress, citing his controversial past. He said several party MLAs were against taking back leaders who had earlier deserted the party
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BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao accused CM Revanth Reddy of betrayal, corruption, and demolitions ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll, urging voters to reject Congress’s “false promises” and restore development under BRS leadership by electing candidate Maganti Sunitha.
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BRS leader KT Rama Rao lauded the impact of India’s first Formula E race in Hyderabad, calling it a turning point in Telangana’s journey towards becoming a global hub for clean mobility and innovation. Speaking at the FMAE National Student Motorsports Competition in Coimbatore, he urged youth to embrace entrepreneurship and build the future with courage and vision.
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BRS leader T Harish Rao accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and the BJP-led Centre of betraying Telangana’s water interests by supporting Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram-Banakacherla link project, warning that it would deprive the State of its rightful Krishna and Godavari water shares
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Several Congress workers, led by former Mallepally sarpanch Jagadishwar and his wife Shivaleela, joined BRS in Sangareddy in the presence of MLA Chintha Prabhakar. Leaders allege Congress threats failed, and many workers are returning ahead of local body elections
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BRS has announced Maganti Sunitha as its Jubilee Hills by-election candidate, while Congress and BJP are yet to declare theirs. Committees in both parties are recommending candidates, with announcements expected in the next two to three days
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Telangana witnessed three parallel commemorations of September 17, the day Hyderabad State merged with India in 1948. While the Congress observed it as Praja Palana Dinotsavam, the BRS called it National Integration Day and the BJP marked it as Liberation Day.
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BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan joined cable operators protesting at Indira Park against the removal of cables, calling it unconstitutional and unjust. He demanded safety checks of electric poles and urged the government to provide alternatives to safeguard their livelihood
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BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao has directed the party’s Rajya Sabha MPs to abstain from voting in the Vice Presidential election. KT Rama Rao said the decision was linked to farmers’ issues, accusing both BJP and Congress of neglecting Telangana farmers
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BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao suspended MLC K Kavitha for her remarks against senior leaders, sparking strong reactions across Telangana. Party cadres and leaders backed KCR, praising his decision to place the organisation’s interests above family ties
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The BRS launched protests in Hyderabad and across Telangana demanding a special 15-day Assembly session on the urea shortage, irrigation problems and farmer suicides. Led by KT Rama Rao, the protests saw BRS legislators arrested as farmers continued their statewide agitation
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The BRS has urged the State Election Commission to defer Panchayat voter roll revision, citing floods that devastated Telangana. The party warned that continuing the exercise would be impractical and inhuman, as citizens and officials remain engaged in relief efforts
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The Telangana Irrigation Department has resumed partial operations of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, pumping water to select reservoirs. The move, following BRS leaders’ demands, will irrigate only 10% of the project’s 18.25 lakh acres across 13 districts.
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The BRS has postponed its BC Garjana rally in Karimnagar to August 14, citing rains. Talasani Srinivas Yadav and other party leaders criticised Congress for failing to deliver on BC quota promises and demanded 42 per cent reservation before elections
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The BRS student wing vowed to intensify its efforts to mobilise students across Telangana as part of the campaign against the Banakacherla project.
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BRS leader KT Rama Rao urged Telangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao to act on Bhadrachalam temple land encroachment. He accused the BJP of hypocrisy, questioning its silence on the issue due to political ties in Andhra Pradesh
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The BRS warned the Congress government against holding local body polls without implementing 42 per cent BC reservations with Presidential assent. Leaders criticised CM Revanth Reddy for inaction and threatened a State-wide agitation if elections were held based on a GO