Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Talasani alleges Congress ignored BCs in Telangana MLC polls
Talasani Srinivas Yadav criticized Congress over its choices for two Telangana Legislative Council seats.
He said both seats under the Graduates quota went to upper-caste candidates.
He asked whether no Backward Classes leaders were qualified to contest.
Yadav also accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of misleading Backward Classes.
He said earlier chief ministers had supported resolutions seeking stronger reservations.
Dasoju Sravan made similar criticisms of Congress.
Sravan said the party had ignored the voices and self-respect of Backward Classes leaders.
The leaders urged voters to respond to Congress at the polls.
Talasani Srinivas Yadav accused Congress of excluding Backward Classes leaders from both Graduates quota MLC seats.
He questioned whether there were no eligible Backward Classes graduates qualified to contest the elections.
Yadav alleged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was misleading Backward Classes voters.
He cited earlier reservation resolutions associated with N. T. Rama Rao, N. Chandrababu Naidu, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, and K. Chandrashekar Rao.
Dasoju Sravan alleged Congress undermined Backward Classes self-respect and denied opportunities to leaders including Chanagani Dayakar.
- Who
- BRSLP deputy leader Talasani Srinivas Yadav and MLC Dasoju Sravan made the allegations against Congress and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
- What
- They alleged Congress ignored Backward Classes when selecting candidates for Telangana Legislative Council elections under the Graduates quota.
- When
- The allegations were made on Wednesday.
- Where
- At a press conference in Hyderabad.
- Why
- They said both seats were allocated to upper-caste candidates despite Backward Classes movements and alleged the community had been denied opportunities and representation.
- Main accuser
- Talasani Srinivas Yadav, BRSLP legislative party deputy leader
- Election cited
- Telangana Legislative Council elections under the Graduates quota
- Seats criticized
- Both seats were alleged to have been allocated to upper-caste candidates
- Chief minister named
- A Revanth Reddy
- Earlier leaders cited
- N. T. Rama Rao, N. Chandrababu Naidu, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, and K. Chandrashekar Rao
- Additional critic
- MLC Dasoju Sravan
- Leader cited as denied opportunity
- Chanagani Dayakar