Telangana HC sets aside Speaker’s order, declares Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender stands disqualified from Legislative Assembly
The court said he lost his Assembly seat after contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha election on a Congress ticket without resigning from the BRS, citing anti-defection rules.
- On Friday, September 18, 2026, the Telangana High Court set aside Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar's order dismissing disqualification petitions against Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender. Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh declared Nagender disqualified effective April 23, 2024.
- Nagender's disqualification stems from contesting the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat on a Congress ticket after being elected as a BRS MLA. The BRS party argued this violated paragraph 2 of the Constitution's Tenth Schedule.
- Following a July 31, 2025, Supreme Court directive for the Speaker to adjudicate within three months, the Speaker's office dismissed petitions against 10 MLAs. The BRS party then filed writ petitions challenging that decision in the High Court.
- Beyond Nagender, nine other BRS MLAs, including Kadiyam Srihari and Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, switched loyalty to the Congress party between March and August of 2024. Disqualification petitions against them remain pending court review.
- Chief Justice Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin reserved orders on August 21 regarding the remaining eight BRS MLAs. The court continues evaluating whether their party switches warrant disqualification under the Tenth Schedule.
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Major setback for Telangana Congress as High Court disqualifies MLA Danam Nagender
Nagender won Khairatabad twice – in 2018 and in 2023 – but defected to the Congress in March 2024, unsuccessfully contesting the general election from Secunderabad and losing to BJP’s G Kishan Reddy.
Defection case: Telangana HC disqualifies Danam Nagender as MLA
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, September 18, disqualified Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender from the Legislative Assembly with effect from April 23, 2024, setting aside an order by Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar that had earlier rejected petitions seeking his disqualification. A bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin, which had … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainm…
Telangana high court disqualifies Danam Nagender as Khairatabad MLA
In a significant ruling, the Telangana High Court has disqualified Danam Nagender as an MLA, overturning the Speaker's earlier dismissal of disqualification petitions. This decision comes after Nagender, a BRS member, ran for Lok Sabha as a Congress candidate. Consequently, the Khairatabad assembly seat is now vacant, posing potential repercussions for other lawmakers who may have defected, as indicated by BRS leaders.
Telangana HC sets aside Speaker’s order, declares Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender stands disqualified from Legislative Assembly
Telangana HC sets side Speaker's decision, declaring MLA Danam Nagender stands disqualified from the Telangana Legislative Assembly effective April 23, 2024.
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