Overview
- Asaduddin Owaisi urged voters to back Congress nominee Naveen Yadav and confirmed AIMIM will not field a candidate in Jubilee Hills.
- He said the bypoll will not change the Telangana government and presented Yadav as a young, development-focused local choice.
- The vacancy followed the June death of BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath; voting is set for November 11 with counting on November 14.
- BRS has nominated Maganti Sunitha and the BJP has fielded Lankala Deepak Reddy, as AIMIM warns it will approach the Election Commission over any misuse of its name or symbol.
- In Bihar, AIMIM announced 25 candidates and aligned with Azad Samaj Party and Apni Janata Party after saying outreach to RJD and other INDIA bloc leaders went unanswered, prompting rivals to call its dual strategy confusing.