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Danam Nagender Praises BRS Leaders as Defection Case Continues
Danam Nagender Praises BRS Leaders as Defection Case Continues
Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, who moved from the BRS to the Congress after the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, has praised K Chandrasekhar Rao, KT Rama Rao and Harish Rao in an interview…
The Story in Brief
Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, who moved from the BRS to the Congress after the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, has praised K Chandrasekhar Rao, KT Rama Rao and Harish Rao in an interview with a local social media channel. He said he still held KCR in high regard. The remarks come as BJP MLA Alleti Mahesh Reddy’s challenge to the Telangana Speaker’s dismissal of a disqualification petition remains before the Telangana High Court, which issued notices to the Speaker and Nagender in March.
Siasat.com reports that BRS leaders do not want Nagender or other defectors back, while Congress leaders say he remains in the party but has lost influence in decision-making. Around 10 BRS MLAs moved to Congress after the 2023 polls, according to the report. The anti-defection law can require a legislator to give up the seat unless two-thirds of the party moves together.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that praise for former colleagues proves an imminent return, while the opposing claim is that every legal challenge is merely an election tactic. Neither is established by this report. Nagender’s political position may be unsettled, but the legal test is narrower: whether his move breached the anti-defection law and how the court treats the Speaker’s decision. The clearest marker will be the High Court’s ruling and whether it orders a by-election.
Source: siasat.com
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