Voting for Munugode Assembly bypoll election in Telangana began at 7 am on Thursday. The byelection was mandated after sitting member K. Rajgopal Reddy resigned from his Assembly membership Mr. Rajgopal Reddy switched locality to the BJP and is contesting for the bypoll on its tickets.
Rajgopal Reddy challenged by formers TRS MLA Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy and Congress has fielded late leader Palvai Govardhan Reddy’s daughter Palvai Sravanthi.
Munugode Assembly
The Munugode village in Nalgonda district is 86 km near to the state capital Hyderabad. The intense campaigning lasted nearly three months. And the last phase of campaign also saw the ruling party making allegations of attempts by BJP agents to poach four of its TRS MLAs.
Even after the campaign phase ended on Monday evening, the BJP alleged that ruling party’s cadre and leaders were overstaying in the constituency instead of vacating as per the Election Commission’s instructions.
There was high drama after Bandi Sanjay and other BJP leaders left the party office in Hyderabad. The police noticed and stop them at Malakpet and Vanasthalipuram, they moved ahead. Finally police stopped his convoy of vehicles on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway at Abdullapurmet.
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