# Telangana High Court disqualifies Danam Nagender for defecting to Congress

2026-09-18T16:57:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

The Telangana High Court on Friday disqualified Danam Nagender, a BRS MLA who defected to the Congress, setting aside the Assembly Speaker's March order that had dismissed disqualification petitions. A division bench ruled Nagender disqualified from April 23, 2024, when he contested the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat as a Congress candidate while still a BRS MLA. The court noted the Speaker's finding that contesting on another party's ticket was not prohibited was 'perverse in the eye of law'. Nagender said he welcomed the verdict and is ready to fight the bypoll rather than approach the Supreme Court.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All four sources report the same facts: the High Court overruled the Speaker, disqualified Danam Nagender, and Nagender says he will contest the bypoll. The Hindu (SOURCE-3) added the court's detailed legal reasoning, the Speaker's finding was 'perverse in the eye of law', which the other outlets omitted. This judicial censure of the Speaker's order is the story's real weight: it is not merely a disqualification but a ruling that the Speaker ignored a clear constitutional bar. The next signal is whether the bypoll schedule is announced or Nagender changes his mind on an appeal.

## Coverage

- deccanherald.com (neutral report) <https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/telangana-high-court-sets-aside-speakers-order-disqualifies-danam-nagender-as-mla-4151083>
  Led with court order and Nagender's reaction, no legal analysis
- thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/danam-ready-to-contest-again/article71482025.ece>
  Added detailed court reasoning calling Speaker's finding 'perverse'
- thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/speakers-decision-cannot-be-sustained-under-judicial-review-hc/article71481926.ece>
  Added detailed court reasoning calling Speaker's finding 'perverse'
- indiatoday.in (neutral report) <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/danam-nagender-disqualification-telangana-high-court-unseats-mla-over-congress-switch-2997995-2026-09-18?utm_source=rss>
  Same report as SOURCE-1 with identical framing

Tags: BRS, Congress, Danam Nagender, Khairatabad, Telangana High Court, Tenth Schedule
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