Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Aruna Accuses Congress of Seeking to Stall Khairatabad Bypoll
BJP leader D.K. Aruna said Congress had gone to court to stop or delay an election in Khairatabad.
She said Congress was worried it might lose.
Aruna also criticized Congress and BRS over politicians switching parties.
She said lawmakers who changed parties should resign and ask voters to elect them again.
Aruna said the BJP could win the Khairatabad election.
She claimed many local people were unhappy with Congress and BRS.
She also said the two parties had hurt Telangana’s development.
These claims were made by Aruna at a press conference.
BJP MP D.K. Aruna alleged that Congress had moved court to delay the Khairatabad bypoll because it feared defeat.
At a press conference in Nampally, Aruna accused Congress and BRS of encouraging defections and engaging in “cheap politics.”
She challenged MLAs who defected from BRS to Congress to resign and seek a fresh mandate in bypolls.
Aruna said the BJP could win Khairatabad, citing its earlier victory in the Assembly constituency.
She alleged Congress and BRS had harmed Telangana’s development and urged voters to reject both parties.
- Who
- BJP MP D.K. Aruna made the allegations against Congress and BRS.
- What
- Aruna alleged Congress had moved court to stall the Khairatabad bypoll and criticized party defections.
- When
- Sunday; no date was specified.
- Where
- A press conference at the BJP state office in Nampally, Hyderabad.
- Why
- Aruna claimed Congress feared defeat in the bypoll; this was her allegation.
Aruna’s allegations
Other parties’ positions
Court action over the bypoll
Aruna’s allegations
Aruna alleged Congress moved court to stall the election because it feared defeat.
Other parties’ positions
The article does not provide a response from Congress or explain its stated reason for moving court.
Party defections
Aruna’s allegations
Aruna criticized Congress and BRS over defections and said defecting MLAs should resign and seek a fresh mandate.
Other parties’ positions
The article does not include a response from Congress, BRS, or the MLAs.
Telangana’s development
Aruna’s allegations
Aruna alleged Congress and BRS had damaged development and pushed the state into debt.
Other parties’ positions
The article does not include a response from either party to this claim.
- Speaker
- D.K. Aruna, BJP MP for Mahbubnagar
- Election
- Khairatabad bypoll
- Venue
- BJP state office, Nampally, Hyderabad
- Allegation about Congress
- Aruna said Congress had moved court to stall the bypoll because it feared defeat.
- Defections
- Aruna challenged MLAs who moved from BRS to Congress to resign and contest again.
- BJP prediction
- Aruna expressed confidence that BJP would win the Khairatabad bypoll.
- Development claim
- Aruna alleged Congress and BRS had harmed Telangana’s development and increased its debt burden.