Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Telangana minister alleges BRS-BJP joint candidate for graduates MLC seat
A man named Duddilla Sridhar Babu is a minister in the Telangana government.
He talked to reporters at a meeting in Hyderabad.
He said two other political teams, called BRS and BJP, are secretly working together.
He thinks they will choose one shared candidate for a special seat called the Graduates MLC seat.
He said their leaders are even making similar speeches in different cities.
He also talked about his own party, the Congress.
He said some new leaders in the Telangana Congress will be chosen soon.
He said the Chief Minister promised a special meeting of lawmakers, but he does not know when it will happen.
He told reporters it is too early to say how a change in the voter list will affect any party.
IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu alleged BRS and BJP are planning a joint candidate for the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar Graduates MLC seat.
He claimed BRS and BJP are 'effectively one' and that their political alignment would be proved again soon.
The minister alleged Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind in Delhi was speaking along the same lines as BRS Working President KT R in Hyderabad.
He confirmed TPCC working presidents will be appointed soon, with the party high command deciding, but said he did not know when Cabinet expansion or the special Assembly session would happen.
On the deletion of votes, he said it was too early to determine which party would benefit or suffer.
- Who
- Telangana IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu, who made the allegations at a press conference.
- What
- Allegations that BRS and BJP are planning a joint candidate for the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar Graduates MLC seat.
- When
- Tuesday, at a press conference; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The CLP office in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The minister claimed the two opposition parties are politically aligned and working together.
- Minister
- Duddilla Sridhar Babu (IT and Industries)
- Core allegation
- Joint BRS-BJP candidate for Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar Graduates MLC seat
- Venue
- CLP office, Hyderabad
- BRS Working President
- KT R
- Nizamabad MP
- Dharmapuri Arvind
- TPCC working presidents
- Appointment to occur soon; party high command will decide
- Special Assembly session
- Announced by CM A Revanth Reddy; timing not known
- Vote deletion impact
- Too early to assess which party benefits or suffers