<p>Hyderabad: After back-to-back political setbacks since last year's Telangana Assembly polls, former ruling party BRS got a breather on Sunday after its candidate won the Legislative Council by-election from the Mahabubnagar local bodies constituency. Party candidate K Naveen Kumar Reddy won by defeating his Congress rival for 108 votes. Notably, the BRS victory comes at the home turf of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. </p>.<p>Naveen defeated Congress candidate Manne Jeevan Reddy. The election was necessitated as the sitting MLC Kasireddy Narayana Reddy won from Kalwakurthi constituency in the Assembly election on a Congress ticket.</p>.<p>Out of a total of 1,439 electors, 1,437 voters participated in the polling held on March 28.</p>.BRS' Naveen Kumar Reddy wins MLC bypoll in Telangana.<p>BJP did not field a candidate in the by-election, leading to a direct contest between the BRS and Congress.</p>.<p>BRS working president and former minister K T Rama Rao termed the MLC victory as an indication of the "changing political dynamics" in Telangana.</p>.<p>He said the "significant" victory in the Mahabubnagar MLC by-election signalled a "turning point" in the evolving political landscape of Telangana. "This victory in the local bodies legislative council seat within the chief minister's home districts serves as a testament to the shifting political winds in the state," according to KTR.</p>.<p>In his statement, KTR claimed the BRS successfully contested the election against the ruling party's "enticements", shining light on the failures of Congress governance within a mere six months. </p>
<p>Hyderabad: After back-to-back political setbacks since last year's Telangana Assembly polls, former ruling party BRS got a breather on Sunday after its candidate won the Legislative Council by-election from the Mahabubnagar local bodies constituency. Party candidate K Naveen Kumar Reddy won by defeating his Congress rival for 108 votes. Notably, the BRS victory comes at the home turf of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. </p>.<p>Naveen defeated Congress candidate Manne Jeevan Reddy. The election was necessitated as the sitting MLC Kasireddy Narayana Reddy won from Kalwakurthi constituency in the Assembly election on a Congress ticket.</p>.<p>Out of a total of 1,439 electors, 1,437 voters participated in the polling held on March 28.</p>.BRS' Naveen Kumar Reddy wins MLC bypoll in Telangana.<p>BJP did not field a candidate in the by-election, leading to a direct contest between the BRS and Congress.</p>.<p>BRS working president and former minister K T Rama Rao termed the MLC victory as an indication of the "changing political dynamics" in Telangana.</p>.<p>He said the "significant" victory in the Mahabubnagar MLC by-election signalled a "turning point" in the evolving political landscape of Telangana. "This victory in the local bodies legislative council seat within the chief minister's home districts serves as a testament to the shifting political winds in the state," according to KTR.</p>.<p>In his statement, KTR claimed the BRS successfully contested the election against the ruling party's "enticements", shining light on the failures of Congress governance within a mere six months. </p>