Telangana Legislative Council HYDERABAD: The race for two Telangana Graduates’ Legislative Council seats is gathering momentum in both the Congress and BJP as fresh voter enrolment begins on September 28, setting in motion preparations for elections due in 2027. The Election Commission of India has ordered fresh electoral rolls for the Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates’ constituencies, whose sitting members’ terms expire in March 2027. A

The competing agitations signal an early sharpening of political battle lines ahead of the crucial civic contest in Hyderabad.

The removal followed a Congress disciplinary process arising from a series of internal disputes, including controversial remarks made by Surekha’s daughter against Revanth Reddy and other party leaders.

The dispute intensified Wednesday after Surekha met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi to explain her position in a controversy that began with public remarks by her daughter, Konda Sushmita Patel, against Revanth Reddy.