Hyderabad: Retaining the Jubilee Hills assembly seat is crucial for the BRS. The pink party has decided to replicate the strategy it adopted during the Munugode assembly bypoll three years ago. In that byelection, the BRS roped in all the senior leaders, including then ministers and MLAs, and they camped in the constituency for almost one month. The strategy worked out, and the BRS won the seat.In this byelection, the BRS has decided to cover all the households in the constituency and has given responsibilities to all the senior leaders, including MLAs, ex-ministers, and ex-MLAs. Senior leaders will coordinate with booth-level leaders and ensure rigorous campaigning in the constituency in the next three weeks.Former ministers Ch Malla Reddy, V Srinivas Goud, and ex-MLA from Armoor constituency A Jeevan Reddy, along with other leaders, have already started canvassing in the assembly segment. Some more senior leaders, both from the city and other parts of the state, will also campaign in the election. Based on the social and caste background, the party has given responsibilities in various divisions. Leaders have been asked to distribute “Baaki Card” (govt dues card) to each household. Already, some leaders, including Talasani Srinivas Yadav, T Padma Rao, Dasoju Sravan, and others, were asked to hold meetings with booth-level workers.In the Munugode bypoll, more than 100 leaders, including ministers, MLAs, MLCs, and ex-MLAs, took part in the meeting. BRS working president KTR and other leaders participated. Now, the party may depute nearly the same number in the crucial bypoll.“The advantage is the election is being held in Greater Hyderabad, and many leaders stay in the city. They come and campaign at their convenient day and time. In Munugode, the leaders stayed there for nearly one month during the campaign,” a senior BRS leader said.The Munugode bypoll was considered important as Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy, who resigned from Congress in 2022, contested on a BJP ticket. The BRS candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy won the bypoll.
