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Chief Electoral Officer C Sudarshan Reddy has sought the Election Commission of India’s directions after receiving complaints from the BRS and BJP alleging Model Code of Conduct violations by the Congress government over promises to film workers and Azharuddin’s Cabinet induction

Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said a Congress victory in Jubilee Hills was a mere formality, citing favourable surveys. He highlighted welfare measures while Minister Ponnam Prabhakar accused the BRS and BJP of forming a covert alliance against Congress

Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy refuted rumours of quitting the Congress, calling them fake and politically motivated. He expressed disappointment over being overlooked for a Cabinet berth and criticised the government for failing to support farmers and fund local development

Former MP B. Vinod Kumar accused the Congress of using former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin’s proposed Cabinet berth to woo minority voters in the Jubilee Hills by-election. He said Congress ignored minorities for two years and stalled key BRS welfare schemes across Telangana.

BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao accused the Congress of resorting to desperate measures ahead of the Jubilee Hills by-election, alleging the ruling party was relying on optics instead of governance and had failed to deliver on its promises after two years in power.

With nearly two weeks remaining until the polling date, November 11, for the Jubilee Hills by-poll, parties have expanded their campaign areas every day

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s absence from a review meeting by AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan on the Jubilee Hills bypoll raised eyebrows within the party. While top ministers attended, Congress leaders downplayed the move as a constituency-specific meeting

BRS leader T Harish Rao accused the Congress of using dummy independent candidates with symbols resembling the party’s Car to confuse voters in the Jubilee Hills bypoll. He also alleged corruption in liquor licences and demanded a probe into the Deccan Cements gun threat case.

In a setback for the Congress ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll, Hyderabad police bound over party candidate Naveen Yadav’s father, Chinna Srisailam Yadav, and uncle, both rowdy sheeters. The preventive action has sparked fresh political controversy in the constituency.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress of treating minorities as a vote bank and failing to fulfil its promises. He said Telangana achieved record progress under K Chandrashekhar Rao and urged voters to back BRS in the Jubilee Hills bypoll

Mahabubnagar MLA Yennem Srinivas Reddy criticised the Congress government for mounting debts and lack of funds for local development works, saying MLAs cannot even sanction petty projects. Other Congress legislators have backed his demand for higher constituency allocations.

Residents from Secunderabad Cantonment have taken to Jubilee Hills to warn voters against falling for Congress's false promises. Using a creative campaign with dressed chickens, they highlighted unfulfilled promises from the past and urged residents to vote wisely in the November bypoll

The Congress party is under scrutiny for selectively enforcing rules, with exceptions made for family members of Ministers and MLAs. TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud defended this stance, while also addressing internal discord and allegations of harassment among party leaders

A record 58 candidates are contesting the Jubilee Hills Assembly bye-election, prompting four ballot units per booth. Independents chose quirky symbols like baby walker and CCTV camera. The key battle features Congress, BRS and BJP after BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath’s death necessitated the poll

BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched the "Jaitra Yatra" in Jubilee Hills, urging voters to reject Congress for unfulfilled promises. He highlighted welfare schemes under K Chandrashekhar Rao and alleged financial burden on citizens during the current Congress government

Congress leaders, including BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and MLA K Shankaraiah, focused their Jubilee Hills bypoll campaign on criticising the BRS and its leadership, avoiding mention of Congress’s own schemes or promises made during the 2023 Assembly elections

Congress demanded Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee investigate LIC after a Washington Post report claimed it invested Rs 33,000 crore in Adani securities. LIC denied the allegations, calling them “false and baseless,” while the opposition accused the government of cronyism

A car showroom owner and local Congress leader, Pravesh Agarwal, died of suffocation after a fire—believed to be caused by an oil lamp—broke out in his Indore penthouse early Thursday. His minor daughter was hospitalised after inhaling smoke

Youth Congress activists, reportedly followers of Wardhannapet MLA KR Nagaraju, created a ruckus at the Namaste Telangana Hanamkonda office, tore newspapers and abused staff. Journalists’ associations condemned the attack and demanded strict action against those involved

In a pre-poll setback to the Congress, Naveen Yadav’s cousin, Gautam Yadav, joined the BRS ahead of the Jubilee Hills by-election. KT Rama Rao welcomed him into the party in the presence of senior BRS leaders in Hyderabad