The Speaker also dismissed the petitions filed against four other BRS MLAs, Tellam Venkat Rao, Gudem Mahipal Reddy, T. Prakash Goud and Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy. He has not conducted hearings for two other MLAs despite repeated requests by the BRS. Here, the Speaker dealt with the locus standi of the petitioners (the BRS legislators) to file the disqualification petitions. The action in delivering the verdict pertaining to disqualification petitions filed against five of the 10 MLAs appears largely driven by the deadline set by the Supreme Court. With the decision on disqualification petitions pending against the other MLAs, it remains to be seen what happens next.

Source: The Hindu January 06, 2026 14:36 UTC