Local body polls: Turncoat MLAs face uncertainty over Congress poll tickets

With local body elections approaching, Congress faces internal tensions as defected BRS MLAs seek ticket assurances. Senior party leaders are pushing for loyalists, creating friction. Meanwhile, ministers head to Delhi over a Supreme Court petition challenging BC reservations and to finalise the Jubilee Hills bye-election candidate.

Hyderabad: With the State Election Commission announcing the schedule for the local body elections, MLAs who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to the Congress and their followers now find themselves in a tight corner.

Although the defected legislators, in a bid to escape disqualification, have reaffirmed their loyalty to the BRS, they remain uncertain about fielding their supporters in the upcoming polls.

The confusion stems from pressure b