Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Telangana BJP Leaders Challenge Congress and AIMIM Electoral Claims
BJP leaders in Telangana criticised Congress and AIMIM over claims about elections.
N Ramchander Rao said Congress leaders were spreading false information about important institutions.
He objected to Mallikarjun Kharge calling elections a farce and asking for them to be cancelled.
Rao said voter names in Hyderabad were removed only after checks.
He also said submitting a Form-7 did not automatically remove someone from the voter list.
Rao claimed no BJP booth-level agents had submitted those forms.
BJP spokesperson N V Subhash told Asaduddin Owaisi to take evidence of wrongdoing to court.
Another BJP legislator, Paidi Rakesh Reddy, also criticised Owaisi.
BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao accused Congress leaders of spreading false information about constitutional institutions.
Rao criticised Mallikarjun Kharge for calling elections a farce and seeking their cancellation.
Rao said voter deletions during the Hyderabad Special Intensive Revision followed verification and were not automatic after a Form-7 submission.
He said no BJP Booth Level Agents had submitted Form-7 forms and accused Congress of questioning election processes selectively after defeats.
BJP spokesperson N V Subhash challenged Asaduddin Owaisi to take evidence of alleged electoral wrongdoing to court; MLA Paidi Rakesh Reddy also criticised Owaisi.
- Who
- BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao, spokesperson N V Subhash and MLA Paidi Rakesh Reddy made the criticisms; their remarks concerned Congress leaders and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
- What
- BJP leaders challenged claims about elections, the Special Intensive Revision process and alleged electoral wrongdoing.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- Rao said Congress was questioning electoral processes and institutions after defeats; Subhash called on Owaisi to present evidence of alleged wrongdoing in court.
Congress and AIMIM claims
BJP response
Election credibility
Congress and AIMIM claims
Mallikarjun Kharge described elections as a farce and called for their cancellation; Rao also referred to Congress allegations concerning the SIR process.
BJP response
Rao said such remarks insult voters and democracy, and accused Congress of selectively questioning election processes after defeats.
Voter-list deletions
Congress and AIMIM claims
Congress raised allegations about the SIR process in Hyderabad.
BJP response
Rao said deletions took place only after verification, that Form-7 did not automatically remove names, and that no BJP booth-level agents submitted those forms.
Alleged electoral wrongdoing
Congress and AIMIM claims
Owaisi made political allegations of electoral wrongdoing, according to Subhash's challenge.
BJP response
Subhash urged Owaisi to present concrete evidence before the judiciary; Rakesh Reddy said bail could be granted only by courts, not jail superintendents.
- BJP Telangana president
- N Ramchander Rao
- Congress president mentioned
- Mallikarjun Kharge
- Election process discussed
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- Form-7 claim
- Rao said submitting Form-7 did not automatically result in voter-name deletion.
- BJP agent claim
- Rao said no BJP Booth Level Agents had submitted Form-7 forms.
- AIMIM leader challenged
- Asaduddin Owaisi