Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Legal Challenges Leave Telangana Bypoll Plans Uncertain
Two possible by-elections are being discussed in Telangana.
One concerns Khairatabad, where MLA Danam Nagender was disqualified.
But P Vijaya Reddy has taken a separate challenge to court over Nagender's election.
The Election Commission says it will wait for the court before moving ahead with a by-election.
The other possible by-election is in Huzurabad, where an Assembly committee is considering a complaint against MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy.
The committee has asked him to respond by October 7, 2026, and is due to meet on October 8.
If officials take action against him, BRS members say they may go to court.
So neither by-election is certain, and court proceedings could delay them.
Khairatabad's vacancy followed the disqualification of BRS MLA Danam Nagender.
A petition by corporator P Vijaya Reddy contests Nagender's election.
The Election Commission will await the court's decision before proceeding on Khairatabad.
Huzurabad's possible by-election depends on pending Assembly Ethics Committee proceedings against Padi Kaushik Reddy.
BRS members say they may challenge any action against Kaushik Reddy in court.
- Who
- BRS MLAs Danam Nagender and Padi Kaushik Reddy; Khairatabad corporator P Vijaya Reddy; and the Election Commission and Telangana Assembly Ethics Committee.
- What
- Possible Khairatabad and Huzurabad by-elections face legal and procedural uncertainty.
- When
- The committee asked Kaushik Reddy to respond by October 7, 2026, and is scheduled to meet October 8.
- Where
- Khairatabad and Huzurabad, Telangana, India.
- Why
- A court petition challenges Nagender's election, while possible Assembly action against Kaushik Reddy remains unresolved.
BJP's allegation
Congress's legal challenge
Khairatabad petition
BJP's allegation
The BJP alleged that Congress approached the court because it feared losing a by-election.
Congress's legal challenge
The petition by P Vijaya Reddy challenges Nagender's election; the article does not state Congress's response to the BJP's allegation.
Possible Huzurabad action
BJP's allegation
BRS committee members argued in Kaushik Reddy's favour; T Padmarao said BRS would go to court if action led to a by-election.
Congress's legal challenge
The Ethics Committee is considering the complaint and has asked Kaushik Reddy to respond; it has not made a final decision.
- Khairatabad MLA
- Danam Nagender was disqualified, and the Assembly Secretary's gazette notification confirmed the vacancy.
- Khairatabad court case
- Corporator P Vijaya Reddy filed a petition challenging Nagender's election.
- Election Commission position
- The commission said it would keep the Khairatabad by-election issue in abeyance pending the court's decision.
- Huzurabad complaint
- The Ethics Committee is considering a complaint concerning Padi Kaushik Reddy and his issue with MLA Kadiyam Srihari.
- Response deadline
- Kaushik Reddy was asked to submit his response by October 7, 2026.
- Committee meeting
- The Ethics Committee is scheduled to meet October 8 and has sought more time to submit its report.
- Potential BRS challenge
- BRS member T Padmarao said the party would approach the court if action against Kaushik Reddy led to a by-election.