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During a condolence visit by BJP State president N Ramchander Rao in Vemanapalli, internal bickering surfaced between leaders Dr B Venkatesh Netha and Gomasa Srinivas. The altercation went viral, exposing factional differences within the BJP’s local unit in Mancherial.

Rahul Gandhi met the family of Haryana police officer Y Puran Kumar, who was found dead last week, alleging caste-based discrimination behind his death. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to act and arrest the accused officers

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.

T Harish Rao accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of turning Telangana into a State of corruption and abandoning promised schemes. He urged voters in Jubilee Hills by-election to reject Congress, while BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha pledged to serve the constituency.

Former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned in 2019 protesting the curbs on free expression in Jammu and Kashmir, joined the Congress on Monday, saying only the party can steer India in the right direction amid rising attacks on democratic voices

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi unveiled a statue of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh at Shimla’s Ridge on Monday. Singh, a six-time CM fondly known as ‘Raja Saab’, was celebrated for his humility, mass connect, and five-decade-long political legacy

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

Discontent grows across Telangana as Congress fails to deliver on promises to BCs, Muslims, employees, farmers, and unemployed youth. Delayed reservations, disputed land allotments, and unresolved arrears could influence voter sentiment in the Jubilee Hills by-election and local body polls.

BJP workers staged a protest in Mancherial demanding action against Congress leaders and police officials allegedly linked to the suicide of party mandal president Eta Madhukar. The protest included burning an effigy of the State government.

Educationist and food connoisseur Mahbub Alam Khan urged the Congress government to take strict action against land grabbers who allegedly encroached upon the Erragadda graveyard in Hyderabad. He said encroachments have blocked the main entrance and sought HYDRAA’s intervention to clear them

In Medak, BRS district president and former MLA M Padma Devendar Reddy launched the 'Baaki card' campaign, accusing the Congress government of failing to deliver on key election promises such as Rythu Bharosa payments, loan waivers, and incentives.

Former MP Nama Nageswara Rao accused the Congress government of failing to legalise BC reservations and neglecting BC rights. He called on activists to highlight the issue, while BC associations staged protests in Telangana demanding protection of their rights

Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy, who defected from BRS to Congress post the 2024 MP elections, now faces disqualification threats and political isolation. Despite joining Congress, he remains distant from both parties, leaving voters and leaders guessing his next move.

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi staged a “Chalo Bus Bhavan” protest against the Telangana RTC fare hike, with leaders boarding buses and facing police detention. K T Rama Rao criticised the government for curbing protests and vowed to continue the agitation

The Congress’s choice of Naveen Yadav as its Jubilee Hills bypoll candidate has triggered dissent among senior leaders, especially Anjan Kumar Yadav. Party insiders say the decision overlooks seniority, deepening factional tensions within the Telangana Congress unit.

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

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

Andhra Pradesh has accelerated the Polavaram-Banakacherla project to divert Godavari waters to Rayalaseema by 2027. While Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu claims the project is legal, Telangana has gone silent on its earlier objections, and Karnataka has entered the dispute.

Former Minister T. Harish Rao, while campaigning in Jubilee Hills, accused the Congress government of failing to deliver on its election promises and urged voters to defeat it in the upcoming bypoll. He highlighted unfulfilled schemes, alleged vote-buying, and neglect of minority welfare.

BRS leader T. Harish Rao accused both the Congress and BJP of betraying Telangana, alleging that neither helped the State despite winning multiple Lok Sabha seats. He likened Modi and Revanth Reddy’s bond to “Chote Bhai, Bade Bhai,” calling their rule anti-Telangana.