ADILABAD BRS leader and Siddipet MLA T. Harish Rao has accused the ruling Congress party of resorting to flagrant misuse of power during the elections for the posts of municipal chairpersons and vice-chairpersons in various parts of the State. He was speaking to reporters after meeting former MLA Balka Suman at the District Jail in Adilabad during ‘mulaqat’ on Thursday. Mr. Suman was sent to jail on Wednesday after being remanded in judicial custody for 14 days in connection with a ‘violent clash’ during the Kyathanpalli municipal chairperson election in Mancherial district. Mr. Rao said the BRS-CPI combine had won 14 of the total 22 wards in Kyathanpalli municipality. But Congress leaders forcibly prevented us from winning the municipal chairperson election by resorting to intimidation, he charged. Alleging that ruling party functionaries attacked BRS cadre at Kyathanpalli on Tuesday, he sought the intervention of Governor Jishnu Dev Varma. Published – February 19, 2026 08:21 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Traffic sees mild relief on Sikh Village–Paradise stretch, commute time largely unchanged Heritage–Indapur nexus exposed, claims YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy