The political battle for the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency is heating up, with all three major parties — the Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — actively campaigning after announcing their candidates.
BRS was the first to declare its nominee, Maganti Sunitha, wife of the late MLA Maganti Gopinath, whose untimely demise necessitated the by-election. Sunitha has already hit the campaign trail well before the election notification.
For BRS, retaining Jubilee Hills is crucial after its major setbacks in the 2023 Assembly elections and a poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls, followed by the Secunderabad Cantonment by-election loss to Congress. The party’s image has also been dented by controversies — including the Kaleshwaram project irregularities, telephone tapping scandal, and the Formula-E race case.
Adding to its woes, the suspension and expulsion of BRS MLC K. Kavitha, daughter of party chief K. Chandrashekar Rao, further tarnished the party’s reputation. Despite these challenges, an internal BRS survey indicates a narrow 2% lead for the party in Jubilee Hills.
Sources suggest BRS candidate Sunitha enjoys the backing of Andhra settlers and the Kamma community, while the Congress candidate Naveen Yadav faces limited resources. However, Congress remains confident, banking on welfare schemes and Muslim community support to tilt the balance.
The BJP, meanwhile, is positioning its Reddy candidate strategically, expecting to capitalize on caste equations and split the anti-BRS vote. State Congress chief Revanth Reddy is optimistic that Naveen Yadav, a BC leader, stands a strong chance.
For the Congress, winning Jubilee Hills would reinforce its governance credibility and consolidate its leadership in Telangana. The BRS, on the other hand, views the contest as vital to proving its relevance and political resilience after a string of defeats.
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