Overview
- The by-election features BRS's Maganti Sunitha, Congress's V. Naveen Yadav, and BJP's Lankala Deepak Reddy, with 401,365 electors voting across 407 polling stations.
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy warned that a BRS win could lead to cancellation of fine rice distribution, 200 units of free power, free bus travel for women, and ration card schemes.
- BRS leader K. T. Rama Rao campaigned for Sunitha, accusing the Congress of failing 2023 promises and claiming the state’s economy was damaged in two years, urging a BRS victory as a course correction.
- AIMIM is not contesting and is backing the Congress candidate, with party workers targeting a large Muslim voter base to consolidate support for Naveen Yadav.
- Street-level campaigning is intense with roadshows, loudspeaker vans, and door-to-door outreach, while voters cite power cuts, water supply issues, sewage problems, and graveyard land concerns in neighborhoods such as Rahmat Nagar, Borabanda, Tawakkalnagar, and Shaikpet.