Overview

• BRS leaders demanded a Central or judicial inquiry into alleged firearm intimidation linked to top aides and said they are exploring legal options to force a formal probe.
• The opposition cited claims from Minister Konda Surekha’s family that guns were used to threaten associates and a businessman, prompting BRS women leaders to seek a judge-led investigation and gubernatorial intervention.
• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy countered by accusing BRS of a secret understanding with the BJP and warned of a vote-splitting strategy in the November 11 Jubilee Hills bypoll, pointing to a claimed 21% vote transfer in the Lok Sabha polls.
• K. T. Rama Rao and other BRS figures tied the allegations to investor intimidation and selective demolitions, citing 2024–25 figures of 2,049 industries and Rs 50,000 crore in investments as evidence of decline since the TS-iPASS era.
• BRS framed the by-election as a referendum on Congress governance, alleging cabinet infighting, corruption and ‘bulldozer governance,’ while noting AIMIM’s support for Congress in the seat has raised political questions.