The Chief Minister had stated that there would be no by-elections even if the MLAs of the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) defect to the ruling Congress
The ruling is expected to have significant political ramifications as the opposition BRS has been demanding their disqualification under the anti-defection law
BRS supporter Nayini Anurag Reddy took to X to share a government order issued on February 4, revealing that the Law Department allocated Rs 22 lakh as fees for senior advocate Ravindra Shrivastava for his appearance and conference on November 5 and 6. Shrivastava represented the State's interests in the Telangana High Court on behalf of the Law Department Secretary.
