Tension in Jangaon as Congress MP tries to kidnap independent winner supporting BRS

Tension flared in Jangaon after Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy allegedly attempted to abduct an independent candidate who had pledged support to the BRS.

Jangaon: Tension prevailed at Jangaon as Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy and his followers allegedly tried to kidnap an independent candidate who supported the BRS.

The BRS had won in 13 wards, Congress in 12 wards, BRS and Congress rebels won two wards each while a CPI (M) candidate won with support from the Congress party. BRS rebels have already supported the BRS, while the Congress rebel candidate Bhusha Parvatala also supported the BRS to win the municipal chairperson post.

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With this, Parvatala was taken to the BRS camp, when MP Kiran Kumar Reddy stopped him and tried to take him away forcibly. BRS MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, who reached the scene, tried to stop the MP. It led to an altercation between them.

At Wardhannapet former MLA Aroori Ramesh staged a protest on the national highway alleging that election officials announced that Congress party candidate won the 12th ward even after the BRS candidate secured a majority of seven votes in the ward.

Ramesh alleged that the election officials came under pressure from the sitting MLA KR Nagaraju and demanded that the officials work transparently by recounting the 12th ward votes.

వరంగల్ జిల్లా.
Date:13-02-2026.

వర్ధన్నపేట మున్సిపాలిటీ ఎన్నికల్లో 12వ వార్డు BRS Party అభ్యర్థి గెలిచినా, కాంగ్రెస్ అభ్యర్థి గెలిచినట్లు ప్రకటించడం అన్యాయమని వెంటనే రీకౌంటింగ్ నిర్వహించి అసలు విజేతను ప్రకటించాలని, సంబంధిత ఆర్వోను కోరగా రీకౌంటింగ్ కు తిరస్కరించగా… pic.twitter.com/JqLizAAQda

— Aroori Ramesh (@ArooriRamesh) February 13, 2026