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Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao accused the BJP-led Union government of attempting to erase Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy, alleging political fear behind the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme as Viksit Bharat

A flex banner protest staged by BRS cadre in Jangaon against defected MLA Kadiyam Srihari stirred political tension during a temple committee event. The banner, featuring Srihari and former MLA Rajaiah, went viral on social media. Police intervention led to detentions, intensifying the political atmosphere.

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot welcomed a Delhi court’s refusal to take cognisance of the ED chargesheet in the National Herald case, calling it a victory of truth over power and accusing the Modi government of political vendetta

Congress MLA T Megha Reddy sparked controversy by warning that villages electing BRS-backed sarpanches would be denied development works and welfare benefits, as videos of his remarks during panchayat poll campaigning went viral.

The last rites of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Shivraj Patil were performed with full state honours in Latur on Saturday. Leaders across parties attended the funeral, held as per Lingayat traditions, honouring his decades-long public service

BRS performed strongly in the first phase of gram panchayat elections in Siddipet district, winning 76 villages, while Congress secured 60. BJP and independents won 11 each. Campaigning has intensified ahead of the second phase scheduled for Sunday

Several key Congress leaders from Gummadidala mandal joined the BRS in Patancheru in the presence of T Harish Rao. He accused the Congress government of neglecting village development and gram panchayats. The leaders joined along with nearly 50 followers.

A suspected blast that damaged a check dam on the Manair river in Jammikunta has sparked intense political exchanges between the Congress and the BRS. Irrigation officials suspect foul play, and the opposition has demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident

In a setback to the Congress party ahead of gram panchayat elections, 200 workers led by former sarpanch Alugula Satyanarayana of Pedda Shankarampet joined the BRS in Medak district. Mahila Congress district president Bhavani Narsimha Chary also defected, along with other leaders, in the presence of former Minister T Harish Rao.

Sangareddy MLA and BRS district president Chintha Prabhakar accused the Congress Party of attempting to erase the imprint of former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao from Telangana. Speaking at the Deeksha Diwas programme, he highlighted Rao’s leadership in the Statehood movement and his decade-long governance.

The GHMC Head Office in Hyderabad has completed beautification works, including a new fountain at its eastern entrance. Statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr B R Ambedkar and YSR were relocated after years of delay. The fountain will be unveiled Tuesday

BRS working president KT Rama Rao condemned post-poll violence in Jubilee Hills, vowing to protect party workers. He visited assaulted activist Rakesh and defeated candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath, while accusing Congress of using goonda tactics, bogus votes, and money distribution

Congress candidate Naveen Yadav won the Jubilee Hills by-poll with a 24,711 vote margin after ten rounds of counting. BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha put up strong resistance in earlier rounds. The Returning Officer issued the election certificate at Yousufguda on Friday.

BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha alleged widespread rigging, intimidation and rowdyism by the Congress in the Jubilee Hills bypoll, claiming the election was undemocratic and that the BRS had a moral victory. She also accused Congress supporters of ragging BRS agents during counting

Tension flared in Hyderabad’s Yousufguda area on Tuesday evening when BRS leaders, including MLA P Kaushik Reddy and candidate Maganti Sunitha, staged a protest alleging fraudulent voting by Congress supporters. The protest erupted after reports of non-local women allegedly camping at a function hall to cast bogus votes.

Polling began sluggishly in Jubilee Hills bypolls amid chilly weather, with low voter turnout at several booths. Tension flared at Borabanda’s Booth No. 337 as BRS alleged Congress workers campaigned inside wearing party-symbol T-shirts, prompting a police complaint.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said Revanth Reddy’s remarks on Muslims prove the Congress party’s focus on minority appeasement. The Telangana CM’s comments have drawn criticism from BRS and Muslim groups, who termed them insulting and demanded an apology.

BRS urged the Election Commission to deploy Central forces and take direct control of security in the Jubilee Hills bypoll, alleging large-scale rigging, fake voter IDs and intimidation by the ruling Congress. The party also sought CCTV monitoring and special observers.

BRS leaders strongly condemned the alleged assault on Unemployed JAC members by Congress activists during the Jubilee Hills byelection campaign. They accused the Congress government of suppressing peaceful protests and warned that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s tactics would lead to public outrage.

Many voters in Jubilee Hills are leaning towards BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha, recalling the welfare initiatives of late MLA Maganti Gopinath. While some cite Aasara pensions and timely PDS supplies, a few remain undecided ahead of the bye-election