HYDERABAD
With less than a week left for the state’s municipal elections, campaigning by all major political parties has shifted into high gear, with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy attending his first meeting at Miryalaguda in Nalgonda district on Wednesday.
Not to be outdone, BJP national president Nitin Nabin made his first foray into the state. He received a rousing welcome at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport after which he proceeded to Mahaabubnagar to attend the ‘Vijay Sankalp Sammelan’ at the MVS college grounds.
The BRS leadership led by former minister T. Harish Rao launched a campaign in Narsapur village of Medak district.
Elsewhere, Congress ministers-in-charge traveled to the allotted constituencies to garner support for the party’s candidates. It was a verbal attack on these leaders at their election rallies.
Mr. Revanth Reddy decided to single out the BRS leadership for his attack by appealing to the people to teach a befitting lesson to the main opposition that ruled the state for a decade. He urged voters to give Congress a grand mandate to acquire all 116 municipalities and seven corporations.
He did not spare the BRS leadership for comparing former CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao to the father of Telangana. “How can a BRS leader be christened as the father of Telangana who looted the state, amassed wealth and bought luxury cars. KCR can be the father of their own community and not for Telangana,” Mr Reddy remarked.
The BJP national president accompanied by Telangana party chief N. Ramachander Rao and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy did not mince words when they claimed that there was a “Commission Government” in Telangana and said that any work to be done or bills to be cleared further had to be paid “RR tax” – Revanth and Rahul.
Targeting the BJP leadership in his campaign, Mr Harish Rao said the NDA government at the Center had shown the state empty-handed in the union budget and questioned how the party could win votes in the municipal elections.
Meanwhile, the rebels seem to be in trouble with many aspiring leaders refusing to withdraw their nominations. The problem was more serious in Congress, which was facing a tough time in pacifying the rebels. Regardless, the Chief Minister was confident that he would do well in the polls.
However, sources said the party was in a weak spot in some municipalities bordering Maharashtra and Karnataka, where the BJP had hoped to make inroads. In other districts, the fight seems to be between Congress and BRS.
Published – 04 Feb 2026 21:14 IST
