The BJP secured two out of three Member of Legislative Council (MLC) seats in Telangana, winning the prestigious Karimnagar-Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad Graduates constituency. BJP’s Chinnamile Anji Reddy triumphed by a margin of 5,106 votes after the second-preference count of votes. He received a total 98,637 votes while his immediate Congress rival V Narender Reddy got 93,531.
Union minister Bandi Sanjay cited BJP’s extensive campaign efforts across Northern Telangana as key to their success.
A day before, the BJP and Progressive Recognized Teachers Union (PRTU) had bagged one each of the two teachers’ MLC seats for which elections were held. M Komaraiah of the BJP bagged the Medak-Nizamabad-Karimnagar-Adilabad teachers’ MLC seat while PRTU candidate P. Sripal Reddy won the Nalgonda-Warangal-Khammam teachers’ constituency.
Meanwhile, celebrations erupted among BJP supporters in Karimnagar, with Central Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar and party workers gathering in a victory rally. He hailed the win as a “Ramzan gift” to the Congress and declared that the BJP has firmly established itself as a formidable alternative in Telangana. He said BJP’s extensive campaign efforts across Northern Telangana as key to their success.