Overview
- K. T. Rama Rao promised to secure land for a Muslim burial ground within a week of BRS returning to office, saying private land would be purchased if needed.
- BRS president K. Chandrashekhar Rao told cadres that victory was assured and directed an intensive door-to-door campaign ahead of the November 11 vote.
- Hyderabad Youth Courage co-founder Salman Khan, an independent whose nomination was rejected, joined BRS and apologized to KCR and KTR for earlier remarks.
- The Congress earlier earmarked a 2,500-square-yard plot for the graveyard, but progress halted after the Army said the site was defence land.
- Parties are courting a constituency of about 3.98 lakh electors with a sizable Muslim vote, as AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi backs Congress candidate Naveen Yadav in parts of the seat.