Biggest upheaval in Telangana politics, Owaisi came with arch rival Congress, supported this candidate

News India Live, Digital Desk: A decision has created an upheaval in the politics of Telangana, which no one had even imagined. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has announced support to the Congress party, considered his biggest political rival. Owaisi has announced that the candidates of his party, Congress will contest the by-election on the prestigious Jubilee Hills assembly seat of Hyderabad. Naveen Yadav Will support.

After this step of Owaisi, the heat in the politics of the state has increased and various kinds of speculations have started regarding new political equations in the future.

Why is this so shocking?

AIMIM and Congress have always been arch rivals in Telangana politics. Asaduddin Owaisi himself has been making sharp attacks on the policies of Congress from almost every platform. In such a situation, supporting Congress in an important seat like Jubilee Hills indicates a major strategic change. This by-election is being held after the death of BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath.

Why did Owaisi do this?

After this announcement on Tuesday, Owaisi also enumerated the reasons behind his decision:

• Development reference: Owaisi said that this decision has been taken for the development of Jubilee Hills. He said, “This is a by-election, it will neither form the government nor fall it. We want the development of the area.”
• Direct aim at BRS: Attacking BRS (earlier TRS), which had held this seat for 10 years, he said that the party did not do any work here.
• Is the objective to stop BJP?: Owaisi also said that BRS votes are being transferred to BJP, due to which BJP is benefiting. Giving figures, he said that in 2023, the vote share of BRS was 37%, which came down to 15% in the Lok Sabha elections. Political pundits are considering this as a masterstroke by Owaisi to stop BJP.

Who are the Congress candidates who have old connections with AIMIM?

Interestingly, Congress candidate Naveen Yadav has an old relationship with AIMIM. Naveen Yadav had contested the elections from Jubilee Hills in 2014 on AIMIM ticket, although he lost. Later he joined Congress. Owaisi met Naveen Yadav and instructed him to take everyone along.

What is its political meaning?

This U-turn of AIMIM has started a new debate in Telangana politics.

• BJP took a jibe: Taking a dig at this, BJP has said that Congress should make it clear whether Naveen Yadav is their candidate or AIMIM’s candidate.
• Shock for BRS: K it. Chandrashekhar Rao’s party is being seen as a big setback for BRS.

This by-election is to be held on November 11, but even before that, Owaisi’s move has made it ‘high-profile’. Now it remains to be seen whether this new friendship is scripting a new story for the future in Telangana politics.