The win is very essential for Reddy as the Opposition made two of his major initiatives — rejuvenation of the Musi river and clearing encroachments on lakes and government lands through specialised agency Hydraa — poll issues

xThe recently held Assembly byelections offered a mixed bag to four chief ministers: While A. Revanth Reddy of Telangana and Mohan Charan Majhi of Odisha got a shot in their arms when their parties wrested seats from their opponents, it was a thoroughly embarrassing setback for Jammu and Kashmir’s Omar Abdullah who lost his own seat to the main rival. Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma also lost a sitting MLA but faces no immediate threat to his position.

The Hyderabad electorate’s general aversion to the Congress was evident in the 2023 Assembly elections w

See Full Page