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The Telangana High Court directed the Election Commission to file an affidavit clarifying whether a Khairatabad Assembly by-election can be held while Vijaya Reddy’s election petition challenging the 2023 result remains pending. The court adjourned the hearing to Tuesday.

Former Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender alleged that 20,000 votes had been deleted from the constituency during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. He accused election officials of colluding with the BJP and demanded action against those allegedly involved.

The Telangana Chief Electoral Officer has informed the Election Commission of India about the Khairatabad Assembly seat vacancy following Danam Nagender’s disqualification. The Assembly notified the vacancy from April 23, 2024, while the ECI is yet to announce the byelection schedule.

The Congress is weighing possible candidates for the Khairatabad by-election, with party leaders discussing former corporator P Vijaya Reddy and DCC president Rohin Reddy alongside disqualified MLA Danam Nagender. The party high command is expected to take the final decision

The Telangana Assembly has issued a gazette notification declaring the Khairatabad seat vacant following the disqualification of Danam Nagender. The Telangana High Court had disqualified him with effect from April 23, 2024, a decision later upheld by the Supreme Court.

The Khairatabad Assembly Constituency is headed for a by-election following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of former MLA Danam Nagender’s plea against disqualification. The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has drastically reduced the electorate, with over 1.23 lakh names excluded and thousands served notices.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's remarks in Kerala condemning "vote chori, party chori and symbol chori" have drawn criticism in Telangana, with detractors accusing him of ignoring his own support for party defections, particularly in the case of disqualified MLA Danam Nagender.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s Kerala visit has sparked speculation within the Telangana Congress over the implications of Danam Nagender’s disqualification, the upcoming MLC and possible Khairatabad by-elections, and the long-pending Cabinet expansion.

BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy hailed the Supreme Court decision upholding Danam Nagender’s disqualification, saying it vindicated the party’s legal battle against defections. He also questioned the BJP’s role and criticised the Congress government over Ganesh immersion arrangements.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao welcomed the Supreme Court decision upholding Danam Nagender’s disqualification, calling it a “Supreme slap” to Rahul Gandhi and A Revanth Reddy. He also criticised the Congress over defections and alleged betrayal of voters.

Disqualified Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision upholding his disqualification, expressed confidence of public support in the upcoming by-election, and declined to reveal the party from which he would contest.

The Supreme Court upheld the Telangana High Court's decision disqualifying former Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender under the anti-defection law for switching from the BRS to the Congress. The court rejected his appeal and affirmed that his Assembly seat stood vacant from April 23, 2024.

Telangana is set for a series of local and bypoll contests, MPTC-ZPTC polls, a possible Khairatabad Assembly bypoll, elections to the three restructured Hyderabad municipal corporations and two Graduate MLC seats, that will serve as key tests of ground strength for Congress, BRS and BJP ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections.

Khairtabad MLA Danam Nagender has reportedly approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the Telangana High Court order disqualifying him from the Assembly. The High Court had declared his disqualification effective from April 23, 2024

BRS Working President KT Rama Rao urged the Congress government to make all MLAs who defected from the BRS resign and face elections, citing the Telangana High Court’s judgment disqualifying Danam Nagender and calling for the same legal principle to be applied.=

TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud dismissed allegations that Congress encouraged defections, a day after the High Court disqualified Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender. Goud welcomed the verdict and said Congress was ready for the Khairatabad by-election

Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender welcomed the High Court judgment disqualifying him from the Assembly and said he had not considered moving the Supreme Court. He asserted that he was ready to contest again if elections were announced and fight for victory

The BRS celebrated the Telangana High Court’s decision disqualifying Danam Nagender as Khairatabad MLA, with party leaders saying other defected MLAs could face similar action. They also demanded action on pending disqualification petitions and sought fresh mandates for defectors.

Senior Congress leaders have described the Telangana High Court’s disqualification of Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender as an embarrassment to the party high command. They said the verdict could intensify scrutiny of defections from the BRS into the Congress.

Hours after the High Court disqualified Danam Nagender as Khairatabad MLA, he welcomed the judgment and said he was prepared to contest again if elections were held. In the Assembly, he also criticised Housing department officials over Indiramma Houses.