Archive · 25 Sep 2026
BRS Weighs Multiple Candidates for Khairatabad Assembly Bye-Election
The BRS party needs to choose a candidate for an upcoming election in Khairatabad.
The election is needed after MLA Danam Nagender was disqualified.
Several people are being considered for the BRS ticket.
One leading possibility is Sai Kiran Yadav, whose father is a senior BRS leader.
P Vishnuvardhan Reddy is also being considered because of his family’s connection to the area.
Party organizer Manne Goverdhan Reddy wants the nomination as well.
His wife, Manne Kavitha Reddy, could also be considered.
BRS sees the election as important because it wants to win the seat back from Congress.
BRS is searching for a strong candidate to contest the upcoming Khairatabad Assembly bye-election.
Sai Kiran Yadav, son of BRS leader Talasani Srinivas Yadav, has emerged as a leading possibility.
P Vishnuvardhan Reddy and party in-charge Manne Goverdhan Reddy are also being considered.
Manne Kavitha Reddy, a GHMC corporator, is reportedly another potential candidate.
BRS wants to quickly finalize its nominee and regain the seat after Danam Nagender’s disqualification.
- Who
- The Bharat Rashtra Samithi, or BRS, and potential candidates including Sai Kiran Yadav, P Vishnuvardhan Reddy, Manne Goverdhan Reddy and Manne Kavitha Reddy.
- What
- BRS is selecting a candidate for the Khairatabad Assembly Constituency bye-election.
- When
- The bye-election is upcoming; the articles do not provide a date.
- Where
- Khairatabad Assembly Constituency.
- Why
- BRS wants to regain the seat, demonstrate opposition to the ruling administration and mobilize its cadres quickly.
- Election
- Upcoming bye-election to the Khairatabad Assembly Constituency
- Party involved
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Leading possibility
- Sai Kiran Yadav
- Other contenders
- P Vishnuvardhan Reddy and Manne Goverdhan Reddy
- Additional possibility
- Manne Kavitha Reddy, a GHMC corporator
- Previous representative
- Danam Nagender was disqualified by the court, according to the article
- Political context
- BRS describes the contest as a prestige battle following Congress victories in two earlier bye-elections