BRS Siphoned Lakhs of Crores': Cong Minister's Big Claim Against KTR

This special report focuses on the escalating political tensions ahead of the Jubilee Hills by-election, featuring BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan's sharp critique of Telangana's Congress government. Sravan states, ‘If any person with a bit of sensitivity, human sensitivity, should resign and I demand that Revanth Reddy is directly responsible for this.’ The BRS has accused the Revanth Reddy administration of gross negligence, citing the alleged distribution of expired medicines in government-run Basti Dawakhanas and a severe deterioration of Hyderabad's infrastructure. Sravan also claims that law and order has collapsed, pointing to a rise in crime, and alleges a political understanding between the state's Congress party and the BJP. BRS remains confident of winning the by-poll, necessitated by the death of their sitting MLA Maganti Gopinath, banking on a sympathy vote for his wife and the party's candidate, Sunita. The big focus of this edition of India First is on the political debate ignited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Diwali celebration aboard INS Vikrant. This special report unpacks the internal turmoil within Bihar's Mahagathbandhan alliance ahead of the 2020 assembly elections, as key figures like RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and Congress's Rahul Gandhi struggle with seat-sharing. BJP spokesperson Ajay Alok delivered a scathing critique, stating, ‘There is no oil left in the Mahagatbandhan. It's actually a thugbandhan, it's a fraudbandhan.’ The disarray is evident as alliance partners are pitted against each other in at least 12 constituencies, creating confusion and potentially splitting the anti-incumbency vote. This contrasts sharply with the NDA, where Amit Shah is shown to be actively managing the coalition, including quelling rebellions, to present a united front under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The programme analyses whether this internal conflict and lack of a cohesive strategy could hand a decisive advantage to the NDA on counting day.