BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao accuses the Congress of betraying Telangana’s people and mishandling the economy, asserting confidence in his party’s win in the Jubilee Hills by-election.

KCR Accuses Congress of Betrayal, Predicts BRS Victory in Jubilee Hills Bypoll

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has lashed out at the Congress government, accusing it of deceiving Telangana’s people and mismanaging the state’s economy.

Speaking at a strategy meeting with senior leaders, including party candidate Maganti Sunitha and working president K.T. Rama Rao, KCR urged cadres to ramp up door-to-door campaigning and “expose the Congress’s failed promises.” He claimed that public frustration had reached a peak and the Jubilee Hills bypoll offered voters a chance to register their anger.

“People have realised they were misled. This election will be their verdict on Congress’s governance,” KCR told party workers. He said the ruling party’s policies, including the controversial HYDRAA housing demolitions, had severely damaged the real estate sector and hurt livelihoods.

The BRS chief also took a swipe at the Congress’s campaign style, labelling some of its workers as “rowdy elements” and warning that a Congress win could disturb peace in the constituency. Dismissing the BJP as “irrelevant” in the race, KCR said voters had already made up their minds in favour of the BRS.

Analysis: KCR’s sharp attack signals that the Jubilee Hills by-election is turning into a crucial political battleground for the BRS to regain lost momentum. His focus on local economic distress and governance failures appears designed to tap urban voter frustration, while sidelining the BJP helps project the contest as a direct BRS–Congress fight. For Hyderabad’s residents, the bypoll outcome could also serve as an early indicator of shifting voter sentiment ahead of the next state elections.