The BRS lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav for allegedly threatening to eliminate BRS workers during his Jubilee Hills campaign. The party urged the ECI to act immediately to ensure fair elections.
During a campaign event in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills constituency, an elderly woman publicly challenged Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao and Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav over unmet election promises. Her pointed questions on pensions and free electricity went viral, highlighting voter frustration and accountability demands.
A controversy erupted after Congress candidate Naveen Yadav’s father, rowdy-sheeter Chinna Srisailam Yadav, was seen campaigning with Minister D Anasuya (Seethakka) in Jubilee Hills. The Congress clarified he attended the event before police issued bind-over orders against him.
After scrutiny, the Election Commission of India accepted 81 nominations for the Jubilee Hills bye-election. Out of 321 nominations filed by 211 candidates, 135 were found valid. Major party nominees, including from BRS, Congress and BJP, were cleared
AIMIM is considering whether to field its own candidate or support Congress in the Jubilee Hills by-election. Party president Asaduddin Owaisi said a decision will be made soon, highlighting AIMIM’s outreach to both Muslim and backward class communities
BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar defended the Congress high command’s decision to field V Naveen Yadav in the Jubilee Hills by-election. Senior leaders met former MP Anjan Kumar Yadav to pacify him, amid his concerns over local and non-local factors
Congress leader Naveen Yadav was declared the party candidate for Jubilee Hills bypoll on November 11, despite being booked for distributing fake voter IDs. Naveen has a history of political controversies and earlier unsuccessfully contested from the constituency
The AIMIM is expected to stay out of the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-election on November 11, a strategic move aimed at preventing minority vote division and defeating the BJP. With over 1.20 lakh Muslim voters in the constituency, AIMIM’s decision is seen as a tactical shift.
