Hyderabad : In a striking manifestation of anti-incumbency sentiments among Telangana voters, six ministers from the outgoing BRS cabinet suffered defeats in the elections, facing substantial margins against Congress and BJP candidates.
While eight other ministers successfully retained their seats, Health Minister Harish Rao notably secured a resounding victory in Siddipet with an impressive lead of over 82,000 votes. The list of triumphant ministers includes Sabita Indra Reddy (Maheswaram), Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Ch Malla Reddy, KT Rama Rao, Gangula Kamalakar, and party chief K Chandrashekar Rao.
However, KCR faced defeat in Kamareddy but managed to retain Gajwel.
Minister of Endowments Allola Indrakaran Reddy, contesting from Nirmal, suffered defeat to BJP’s Alleti Maheshwar Reddy by a margin of 50,703 votes, with the latter securing 106,400 votes.
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operation Singireddy Niranjan Reddy, contesting from Wanaparthy, lost to Congress candidate Megha Reddy Tudi by a margin of 25,320 votes, with the winner garnering 107,115 votes.
Seven-time MLA and Minister of Rural Development and Rural Water Supply Errabelli Dayakar Rao, contesting from Palakurthi constituency in Warangal district, faced defeat against Congress candidate Yashaswini Mamidala by a deficit of 47,634 votes, as the Congress candidate secured 126,848 votes.
Minister of Transport Puvvada Ajay Kumar, contesting from Khammam, suffered defeat to Congress candidate Tummala Nageswara Rao by a margin of over 37,000 votes, with Nageshwarara Rao securing 39,092 votes.
Minister of Scheduled Castes, Backward Class, and Minorities Welfare Koppula Eshwar, contesting from SC-reserved Dharmapuri constituency, lost to Congress’ Adluri Laxman Kuman by a margin of more than 22,000 votes, with Koppula securing 69,354 votes, while Laxman secured 91,393 votes.
Minister of Prohibition and Excise, V Srinivas Goud, lost Mahabubnagar’s seat to Congress leader Yennam Srinivas Reddy by a margin of 18,738 votes, with Goud coming second with 68,489 votes.
The electorate’s rejection of the incumbent government reflects dissatisfaction with its performance, signaling a desire for change.
