Overview

• Telangana PCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud said aspirants must submit applications before names are sent to the Central Election Committee and Working Committee for final approval.
• Former cricketer Md Azharuddin is a prominent contender alongside Mohammad Faheemuddin Qureshi and P Vijaya Reddy for the Congress ticket.
• Ministers Tummala Nageswara Rao, Ponnam Prabhakar and Gaddam Vivek have been appointed to oversee strategy and cadre mobilisation in Jubilee Hills.
• The bypoll was triggered by the June 8 death of BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath, who defeated Azharuddin by over 16,000 votes in 2023.
• With 33 percent Muslim voters and potential AIMIM backing, the outcome is viewed as a key test for the Revanth Reddy government ahead of the GHMC elections.