The Telangana Legislative Assembly is gearing up for the winter session to begin on December 29 in Hyderabad on Sunday (December 28, 2025). | Photo credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR
The winter session of the Telangana Legislative Assembly begins on Monday amid heightened political tension, with intense focus on Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s aggressive stance and the expected participation of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and former chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.
KCR is in the limelight following a public appeal by Mr. Revanth Reddy to attend the House for a detailed discussion on the contentious issues of Krishna River water sharing, which is expected to dominate the proceedings and lead to heated exchanges.
According to BRS sources, KCR is likely to attend the meeting, with senior party leaders saying he has shifted to his Nandinagar residence in the city from his Erravelli estate, signaling readiness to actively participate.
His presence is expected to boost the morale of BRS lawmakers, while the ruling Congress is equally keen to stump him on decisions taken during his tenure.
Congress leaders say the chief minister is all set to repeat his allegation that the agreements signed during the BRS regime amounted to a “death sentence” for Telangana’s interests in Krishna water sharing. The ruling party intends to press KCR to explain his agreement to allocate 299 ft TMC and the alleged neglect of the Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme, which they say was sidelined in favor of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project.
While it remains uncertain whether KCR will personally attend the debate and respond to the chief minister’s call, BRS working president KT Rama Rao and former irrigation minister T Harish Rao are gearing up to face criticism from the Congress and defend the party’s record.
The heated verbal spats between the Congress and the BRS over the past week are expected to spill over into the House and raise concerns about propriety. Personal attacks and inappropriate language used by both parties against KCR and Mr. Revanth Reddy outside the Assembly are seen as an ominous sign ahead of the session.
Politically, the Congress enters the session on the back of its victory in the Jubilee Hills by-election and subsequent success in the gram panchayat polls. However, the BRS is drawing confidence from its better-than-expected performance in the rural elections, which is likely to lend it renewed assertiveness on the assembly floor.
The BJP, reeling from a relatively weak showing in both the assembly and panchayat elections, has also stepped up its attack on the BRS, particularly targeting KCR over the Krishna water issue. Meanwhile, AIMIM is expected to support the ruling Congress during the session.
Published – 28 Dec 2025 20:38 IST
