Amit Shah, the union home minister, will speak to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s “Jana Garjana Sabha” in Suryapet, Telangana, on Friday in advance of the state’s assembly elections. “Hon’ble Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Shri @AmitShah ji Will address a Public Meeting – Suryapet Jana Garjana Sabha 27th October 2023 New Market Yard, Suryapet,” posted Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, the head of the Telangana BJP unit, on social media.
With Assembly elections in Telangana on sight, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to unseat the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi led by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
The party has released its first list of 52 candidates, fielding three sitting MPs — Soyam Bapu Rao, Arvind Dharmapuri, and Bandi Sanjay from Boath, Koratla, and Karimnagar respectively.
The party also revoked the suspension of T Raja Singh and fielded him from the Goshmahal constituency.
Telangana’s assembly elections are scheduled for November 30 and December 3 for vote tallying. The BRS, Congress, and BJP are expected to engage in a fascinating triangular contest in Telangana. 88 of the 119 seats were won by the BRS in the previous Assembly elections in 2018, accounting for 47.4% of the total vote share. With 19 seats and a 28.7% vote share, the Congress came in a far second.