Archive · 12 Dec 2025
BJP Leaders Clash Over Telangana Gram Panchayat Polls
Two big leaders in the BJP party in Telangana, Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Etala Rajendar, had a public disagreement after some village elections.
Bandi Sanjay said that the candidate supported by Etala Rajendar lost, while the candidate supported by the BJP won.
This made people question how the party can work together if its leaders are fighting each other.
Meanwhile, the Congress party is planning to do better in the next rounds of village elections.
They had a meeting to talk about how they can improve their performance after winning fewer seats than they wanted in the first round.
The Chief Minister said they need to work better together and fix some problems to win more seats in the next rounds.
BJP leaders Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Etala Rajendar clashed over gram panchayat election results in Kamalapur.
Bandi Sanjay claimed the candidate backed by Etala Rajendar lost, while the BJP-supported candidate won by 90 votes.
The dispute raised questions about the BJP's unity and ability to challenge other parties in Telangana.
Congress party is planning to focus more on the upcoming phases of gram panchayat elections after falling short of their target in phase-1.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy stressed the need for better coordination and unity within the Congress party to improve performance in the remaining phases.
- Who
- BJP leaders Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Etala Rajendar, Congress leaders including Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy
- What
- Clash over gram panchayat election results in Kamalapur, Congress planning for upcoming phases
- When
- After the recent gram panchayat elections, upcoming phases on December 14 and 17
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Why
- Disagreement over candidate support and election outcomes, Congress assessing performance and planning strategies
Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Etala Rajendar
Candidate Support
Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Claimed the candidate backed by Etala Rajendar lost, while the BJP-supported candidate won by 90 votes.
Etala Rajendar
No direct response from Etala Rajendar in the provided articles.
Party Unity
Bandi Sanjay Kumar
No direct statement on party unity.
Etala Rajendar
No direct statement on party unity.
- Location
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Election Type
- Gram Panchayat
- Contesting Leaders
- Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Etala Rajendar
- Winning Candidate
- Ryakam Srinivas
- Losing Candidate
- Ryakam Sampath
- Vote Difference
- 90 votes
- BJP State President
- N Ramchander Rao
- Recent Bypoll
- Jubilee Hills
- Congress Performance
- 2,864 sarpanch seats out of 4,236 in phase-1
- Congress Target
- 80 to 90 per cent of the seats
- Congress Confidence
- Strong pro-Congress wave evident in first-phase results
- Upcoming Phases
- December 14 and 17 for more than 8,000 gram panchayats
