HYDERABAD — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy launched a fierce attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, accusing both outfits of operating a covert political partnership behind public posturing.
Speaking at a party gathering, Reddy invoked their election symbols to describe what he termed an unprincipled tactical alignment between Hyderabad and New Delhi.
"The car that starts from the streets of Telangana turns into a lotus the moment it enters Modi Galli in Delhi," Reddy said, taking direct aim at BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao and his family.
Hypocrisy defines the regional party's posture. BRS lawmakers routinely vow street fights against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Telangana, yet quietly extend legislative support to the treasury benches in Parliament.
"Everyone else, every individual and every political party, will eventually join hands with the BJP," Reddy said. "Only the Congress party will fight against it, whatever happens, even if the earth and sky become one."
Reddy turned his sharpest critique toward the BRS’s minority outreach, calling it theatrical tokenism designed to harvest votes without offering structural protection.
Hesitant regional players cannot straddle both camps. Reddy alleged BRS leaders invoke Urdu, wear sherwanis during Ramadan, and share biryani across Muslim neighborhoods during election cycles, only to embrace the Modi administration in New Delhi when critical legislation lands on the floor.
Reddy countered by anchoring his administration to tangible welfare deliverables, mounting an aggressive defense of the four percent reservation granted to backward minorities under previous Congress dispensations.
"The credit for providing four per cent reservation to minorities belongs to the Congress party," Reddy said. He dared the BJP leadership to scrap similar benefits in Gujarat before meddling with Telangana’s policy framework.
He also slammed the withdrawal of welfare funds targeted at marginalized students.
"Which god told the BJP to abolish minority scholarships?" Reddy asked.
To underline his government's administrative inclusion, Reddy pointed to key executive choices, citing the elevation of former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin to the council of ministers and the appointment of veteran leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir as an adviser to the state administration.
| Political & Welfare Parameter | State Administration Position | Opposition / BJP Stance |
|---|---|---|
| BRS-BJP Relationship | Covert parliamentary alignment ("Car turns to Lotus") | Competitors publicly; BRS backs key Centre bills |
| Minority Reservation | 4% backward class quota defended | BJP opposes religion-based quota framework |
| Minority Representation | Azharuddin (Minister), Shabbir Ali (Adviser) | BRS accused of superficial cultural outreach |
| Electoral Horizon | Congress positions as sole anti-BJP national force | BJP targets 2/3 majority in 2028 state election |
Reddy's offensive lands against a surging ground push by the saffron party across southern turf.
On November 2, Union Home Minister Amit Shah led the BJP's Maha Padayatra across Hyderabad, delivering a blistering critique of the Congress administration. Shah declared that the BJP would oust the Congress regime, setting an explicit target to capture a two-thirds majority in the 2028 Telangana Assembly elections.
Congress holds the treasury benches today. But the electoral calculus in Telangana is already locking into a three-way, bare-knuckle contest where survival hinges on minority consolidation and legislative voting records.