The BJP caused a major upset in Telangana by edging out the ruling TRS in Dubbak assembly seat by-polls by a narrow margin and provided further evidence of its emergence in the state as the chief political opponent to the ruling party that has so far been dominant in the state since its creation.
The TRS lost to the BJP by a little over 1,000 votes in the see-saw contest between BJP candidate M Raghunandan Rao and TRS rival Solipeta Sujatha.
The by-poll, held on November 3, saw close to 82% voter turnout and was necessitated due to the death of sitting TRS MLA Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy in August this year. TRS candidate Solipeta Sujatha is Reddys wife. Though 20 other candidates were also in the fray, it was always expected that TRS, BJP and Congress would be the only serious contenders for the seat.
While the result of this by-poll will have no impact on K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRSs dominance in the state assemblyparty has 100 MLAs in the 120-member House-- but winning the Dubbak seat was important for it to convey that it remains unchallenged in the state and a loss will not only dent its aura but also give the Opponents (read the BJP) hope of dethroning the party in the near future.
The timing of the result, ahead of the upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, is likely to reignite debate if the BJP had finally got its act together in the state to not only replace the Congress as the principal Opposition party but also become a serious challenger to the ruling party.
In the 120-member house, which includes a nominated Anglo-Indian legislator, Congress has six MLAs while the BJP has just one MLA but the saffron partys cornering of nearly 20% of popular votes in the last Lok Sabha polls has shown that its strength cannot be judged on its numerical presence in the state assembly alone.
The rise in BJPs vote share from 7% in the last assembly election to over 19% in 2019 helped the saffron party win four Lok Sabha seats in the state, serving TRS a reminder of its potential. The TRS managed to win only nine LS seats and the Congress won three.
The BJP not only retained the Secunderabad seat but was able to expand in the north. The party was responsible for handing out a shock defeat to chief minister K Chandrasekhar Raos (KCR) daughter K Kavitha, who lost to BJPs Arvind Dharmapuri in Nizamabad. Not just that, it also won the Adilabad and Karimnagar seats, traditional TRS strongholds.
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The BJP caused a major upset in Telangana by edging out the ruling TRS in Dubbak assembly seat by-polls by a narrow margin and provided further evidence of its emergence in the state as the chief political opponent to the ruling party that has so far been dominant in the state since its creation. The TRS lost to the BJP by a little over 1,000 votes in the see-saw contest between BJP candidate M Raghunandan Rao and TRS rival Solipeta Sujatha. The by-poll, held on November 3, saw close to 82% voter turnout and was necessitated due to the death of sitting TRS MLA Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy in August this year. TRS candidate Solipeta Sujatha is Reddys wife. Though 20 other candidates were also in the fray, it was always expected that TRS, BJP and Congress would be the only serious contenders for the seat. While the result of this by-poll will have no impact on K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRSs dominance in the state assemblyparty has 100 MLAs in the 120-member House-- but winning the Dubbak seat was important for it to convey that it remains unchallenged in the state and a loss will not only dent its aura but also give the Opponents (read the BJP) hope of dethroning the party in the near future. The timing of the result, ahead of the upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, is likely to reignite debate if the BJP had finally got its act together in the state to not only replace the Congress as the principal Opposition party but also become a serious challenger to the ruling party. In the 120-member house, which includes a nominated Anglo-Indian legislator, Congress has six MLAs while the BJP has just one MLA but the saffron partys cornering of nearly 20% of popular votes in the last Lok Sabha polls has shown that its strength cannot be judged on its numerical presence in the state assembly alone. The rise in BJPs vote share from 7% in the last assembly election to over 19% in 2019 helped the saffron party win four Lok Sabha seats in the state, serving TRS a reminder of its potential. The TRS managed to win only nine LS seats and the Congress won three. The BJP not only retained the Secunderabad seat but was able to expand in the north. The party was responsible for handing out a shock defeat to chief minister K Chandrasekhar Raos (KCR) daughter K Kavitha, who lost to BJPs Arvind Dharmapuri in Nizamabad. Not just that, it also won the Adilabad and Karimnagar seats, traditional TRS strongholds.