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Telangana HC Disqualifies BRS-Turned-Congress MLA Danam Nagender Under Anti-Defection Law
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CNBC TV18•18-09-2026, 23:31
Telangana HC Disqualifies BRS-Turned-Congress MLA Danam Nagender Under Anti-Defection Law
- •The Telangana High Court disqualified Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, setting aside the Assembly Speaker's decision to reject his disqualification petitions.
- •Nagender, elected on a BRS ticket in 2023, joined Congress and contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a Congress candidate while still an MLA.
- •Petitions by BJP's Aleti Maheshwar Reddy and BRS's Padi Kaushik Reddy argued Nagender's actions amounted to voluntarily giving up BRS membership, attracting disqualification under the Tenth Schedule.
- •BRS leaders, including Padi Kaushik Reddy and K T Rama Rao, welcomed the verdict as a victory for democracy and expressed confidence that other defecting MLAs would face similar disqualification.
- •The High Court's decision vacates the Khairatabad Assembly seat and is significant amidst a larger dispute over alleged defections of BRS MLAs to the Congress.
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The Telangana High Court disqualified Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender under the anti-defection law after he was elected on a BRS ticket in 2023, joined the Congress, and contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a Congress candidate.
The disqualification petitions against Danam Nagender were filed separately by BJP Legislature Party leader Aleti Maheshwar Reddy and Bharat Rastra Samiti (BRS) MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy.
Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar had earlier rejected the petitions and dismissed the disqualification proceedings against Danam Nagender, a decision that was subsequently set aside by the High Court.
