Overview

• Madhura Nagar Police registered a criminal case on October 7 based on a complaint from Electoral Registration Officer G. Rajinikanth Reddy.
• Investigators invoked provisions of the Representation of the People Act alongside penal sections under the BNS, with some reports citing BNS Sections 170, 171 and 174 and RPA Sections 123(1) and 123(2).
• Videos and photographs of the alleged distribution in Madhuranagar prompted a complaint to the Election Commission from BJP MP M. Raghunandan Rao.
• The Election Commission has scheduled the Jubilee Hills by-election for November 11 with the Model Code of Conduct in force; the notification is due October 13 and counting is slated for November 14.
• Naveen Yadav is reported as a frontrunner for the Congress ticket as the investigation continues, while BRS has nominated Maganti Sunitha for the vacant seat.