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BRS legislators led by KT Rama Rao met Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar seeking permission to introduce a Private Member’s Bill to provide statutory backing to the Congress party’s Six Guarantees, citing delays in the implementation of the poll promises.

Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar rejected adjournment motions moved by Opposition members in the Telangana Assembly. Issues raised included delay in retirement benefits and non-implementation of Fasal Bima Yojana. The House was adjourned to meet again on Wednesday.

The Speaker’s decision dismissing petitions seeking disqualification of ten BRS MLAs has sparked debate over the interpretation of the Anti-Defection Law. The BRS is preparing to challenge the ruling in court, arguing that the legislators effectively joined the Congress party

The Assembly Speaker’s rejection of disqualification petitions against 10 turncoat MLAs may have closed proceedings in the House, but the issue is set to move to the courts. The BRS is expected to challenge the verdict, triggering the next legal battle

Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar dismissed disqualification petitions against MLAs Kadiyam Srihari and Danam Nagender, citing lack of evidence. The decision closes all anti-defection cases filed by BRS against defecting legislators who joined the ruling Congress

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy inaugurated the renovated Nizam-era assembly hall in Hyderabad, which will now serve as the state’s legislative council. Originally built between 1905 and 1913 as the Town Hall during Nizam rule, the heritage structure is celebrated for its Indo-Saracenic architecture.

The Telangana Assembly is witnessing the final stage of hearings on disqualification petitions against BRS MLAs Danam Nagender and Kadiyam Srihari, who defected to the Congress under ‘Operation Akarsh’.

Assembly Speaker G Prasad Kumar reserved his verdict after completing the hearing on disqualification petitions against Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender. The decision in the Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari case has also been reserved and is expected soon

Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar reserved his verdict till March 7 on disqualification petitions against Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari and Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender. The petitions were filed by BRS under the Anti-Defection Law after the MLAs joined Congress

The Supreme Court has given Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar three weeks to decide disqualification petitions against 10 BRS MLAs who joined the Congress, warning of contempt proceedings if a decision is not taken within the deadline.

Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Friday postponed the hearing on disqualification petitions against Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender to February 18, following a request from BJP floor leader Alleti Maheshwar Reddy seeking more time to participate.

The disqualification case against Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender has entered a decisive phase, with Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar scheduling a hearing on January 30. Notices have been issued to Nagender, petitioner Padi Kaushik Reddy, BJP leader Maheshwar Reddy, and their counsel.

Telangana Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar has dismissed disqualification petitions against BRS MLAs Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and Kale Yadaiah, ruling that there was no evidence of defection to the Congress. With this, seven of the 10 MLAs facing charges have been cleared.

BRS MLAs staged a protest in the Telangana Legislative Assembly premises over an acute urea shortage affecting farmers during the Yasangi season. The party demanded an immediate discussion on the issue and blamed both the State and Central governments.

Telangana Assembly was adjourned by Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar until Thursday, with the Business Advisory Committee set to finalise the agenda for upcoming sessions, expected to continue until early January. Zero Hour saw members raise constituency-related issues

Former Minister T Harish Rao has accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of misrepresenting Congress’s performance in gram panchayat elections in Gajwel constituency. Rao claimed that the BRS won 92 panchayats compared to Congress’s 68, contrary to the Chief Minister’s assertion of a majority.

The Telangana Assembly Speaker’s decision rejecting disqualification petitions against defected MLAs has shifted the battle from the Assembly to the courts. While offering temporary relief, the ruling has pushed the MLAs into legal scrutiny, giving the BRS a strategic advantage

Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari has denied allegations of defecting from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to the Congress, submitting a counter affidavit to Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar. His response comes amid disqualification petitions against several BRS MLAs accused of switching loyalties after the 2023 elections.

BRS MLAs KP Vivekananda and Kalvakuntla Sanjay criticised Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar for dismissing disqualification petitions against five defected MLAs, calling it a failure of his role as tribunal chairman.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on the Congress and Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar after disqualification petitions against five BRS MLAs were dismissed. Calling the decision a "murder of democracy," he accused the Congress of shielding defectors to avoid by-elections amid growing anti-incumbency.