The Gadwal municipality witnessed high drama on Tuesday as rival factions within the Congress party staked claims over nominations in seven wards. With the deadline for withdrawal of nominations closing, confusion and tension prevailed among party workers.
Following the Assembly elections, Gadwal MLA Krishnamohan Reddy switched allegiance from the BRS to the Congress. Since then, tensions have been high between his supporters and those of Saritha Tirupataiah, who had contested the elections on a Congress ticket.
Ever since BRS MLA B Krishnamohan Reddy defected to Congress, party incharge Saritha Tirupataiah has been locking horns with the former over different issues