"KCR, Give Proof": BJP's Telangana Bypoll Candidate On 18,000 Crores Row

Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy contesting the Munugode bypoll. He contested the assembly election as a Congress candidate and won, but resigned in August and joined the BJP

Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, the BJP's candidate in a key by-election in Telangana, has taken a swipe at the "Telangana model" that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, or KCR, often cites to highlight the TRS government's achievements.

Mr Reddy is contesting the Munugode bypoll. He contested the assembly election as a Congress candidate and won, but resigned in August and joined the BJP. This necessitated the by-election, which Mr Reddy said he is confident of winning.

"What is the Telangana model? Land mafia, sand mafia, granite mafia, that is the Telangana model," Mr Reddy told NDTV at his campaign event.

"People want this election because there is no equality in the state for over three years. The government has not given a single rupee for people's development. People elected me, it is my primary responsibility to develop this constituency," Mr Reddy said.