Archive · 23 Nov 2025
Telangana MLA Seeks More Time to Respond to Disqualification Notice
A politician in Telangana, India, asked for more time to answer a letter saying he might be kicked out of his job as an MLA for changing political parties.
He and another MLA were told to respond by a certain date, but they want more time.
This is part of a bigger issue where 10 MLAs who used to be with one party are now with another party, and their old party wants them removed from their jobs.
Danam Nagender, a Telangana MLA, requested more time to respond to a disqualification notice
Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar issued the notice for allegedly defecting to the Congress party
Nagender represents Khairatabad constituency in Hyderabad
This is the third notice issued to Nagender and Kadiyam Srihari, who also sought more time
BRS filed petitions for disqualification of 10 MLAs who switched loyalties to Congress
- Who
- Danam Nagender, Kadiyam Srihari, and other Telangana MLAs
- What
- Sought more time to respond to disqualification notices
- When
- November 2024
- Where
- Telangana Legislative Assembly
- Why
- Alleged defection from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to Congress party
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
MLAs who allegedly defected
Defection allegation
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
MLAs openly joined Congress and sat in treasury benches
MLAs who allegedly defected
Only met Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to seek funds for constituency development
- Party involved
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Congress
- Number of MLAs involved
- 10
- Speaker's deadline
- November 23, 2024
- Previous notices
- Third notice issued to Nagender and Srihari
- Supreme Court involvement
- Issued contempt notice to the Speaker