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.
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
BRS Minority Cell general secretary Abdul Muqeet Mohiuddin Chanda highlighted development and welfare programmes implemented during the KCR government and expressed confidence in the party's prospects in the Khairatabad Assembly bypoll whenever it is conducted
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.
