Hyderabad: Telangana Assembly Speaker Prasad Kumar will announce the final decision on the MLA disqualification petitions involving five legislators who shifted from the BRS to the Congress.
The Speaker’s office issued notices to advocates representing the five MLAs in the MLA disqualification petitions. The Speaker plans to deliver the decision around 3.30 pm on Wednesday.
The petitions list Arikepudi Gandhi, Tellam Venkata Rao, Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy, Prakash Goud and Gudem Mahipal Reddy. Voters elected all five as BRS MLAs in the 2023 Assembly elections.
MLA disqualification petitions linked to post-election defections
The Congress secured a decisive victory in the 2023 Assembly elections, while the BRS lost power. After the results, the five BRS legislators joined the Congress.
Following their move, BRS and BJP leaders approached the court and sought disqualification of the MLAs for switching parties after winning on a BRS ticket. The court heard the case and directed the Speaker to act immediately.
After receiving the court order, the Speaker began proceedings and prepared to issue a final ruling on the MLA disqualification petitions. The decision will determine whether the five legislators face disqualification under the anti-defection law.