Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Telangana Congress Rift Widens As Sushmita Challenges Revanth Reddy
A disagreement inside Telangana’s Congress party has become public.
Konda Sushmita, the daughter of Minister Konda Surekha, wants to contest from Parkal.
She challenged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s support for the current Parkal MLA.
Sushmita said she could run as an independent candidate if Congress did not give her a ticket.
She also said some older Congress and Backward Class leaders were being pushed aside.
Sushmita made allegations about Revanth Reddy and his family, but they have not been independently proven.
Congress asked her mother to explain her daughter’s comments within three days.
The opposition BRS used the disagreement to criticize Revanth Reddy and call for his resignation.
Konda Sushmita challenged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s support for Parkal MLA Revuri Prakash Reddy and said she could contest independently.
Sushmita questioned the projection of a Parkal candidate and alleged that Backward Class and original Congress leaders were being sidelined.
She also made unverified allegations involving Revanth Reddy’s family, including a reported Rs 200-crore land deal.
The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee sought Minister Konda Surekha’s explanation within three days over her daughter’s remarks.
BRS leaders cited the dispute to allege serious divisions in Telangana Congress and demanded Revanth Reddy’s resignation.
- Who
- Konda Sushmita, Minister Konda Surekha, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Parkal MLA Revuri Prakash Reddy, Telangana Congress leaders and BRS spokespersons.
- What
- An internal Congress dispute over the Parkal candidacy expanded into a public challenge to Revanth Reddy and prompted disciplinary action against Konda Surekha.
- When
- The latest remarks and responses were reported on August 19-20, 2026; related allegations were also reported in October 2025.
- Where
- Telangana, including Parkal, Warangal district and Hyderabad.
- Why
- The immediate dispute concerns the Parkal ticket, while broader tensions involve party leadership, representation of Backward Class and older Congress leaders, and unverified corruption allegations.
Sushmita and BRS criticism
Congress disciplinary response
Parkal candidacy
Sushmita and BRS criticism
Sushmita said Revanth Reddy should not decide her ticket, challenged his support for Revuri Prakash Reddy and said she could contest independently.
Congress disciplinary response
The Congress leadership had projected or supported a candidate for Parkal and treated the public remarks as an internal disciplinary issue.
Party leadership
Sushmita and BRS criticism
Sushmita alleged that Revanth Reddy’s leadership favored a new power structure and sidelined original Congress and Backward Class leaders; BRS said the dispute showed cracks in the government and party.
Congress disciplinary response
The Congress high command and disciplinary bodies emphasized that indiscipline should not be tolerated and that internal differences should be resolved within the party.
Allegations against Revanth Reddy
Sushmita and BRS criticism
Sushmita and BRS leaders raised allegations involving Revanth Reddy and his family, with BRS demanding answers and calling for his resignation.
Congress disciplinary response
The reports do not provide a substantive public rebuttal from Revanth Reddy or Congress, and the allegations were not independently established.
- Central dispute
- Sushmita challenged Revanth Reddy’s backing of sitting Parkal MLA Revuri Prakash Reddy.
- Independent candidacy
- Sushmita said she was prepared to contest Parkal as an independent if Congress denied her a ticket.
- Congress notice
- TPCC Disciplinary Committee Chairman Mallu Ravi asked Konda Surekha to respond within three days.
- BRS response
- BRS spokespersons Krishank and Putta Vishnuvardhan Reddy said the episode exposed divisions within the Telangana Congress and government.
- Additional disciplinary action
- The reports said Jakkidi Prabhakar Reddy was suspended and former minister Chinna Reddy was asked to explain his position.
- Allegation status
- The corruption, land-deal and political-targeting allegations cited in the reports were not independently established.
- Earlier controversy
- In October 2025, Sushmita accused senior Congress leaders of targeting her family after police visited Konda Surekha’s Jubilee Hills residence.
