Telangana HC disqualifies BRS-turned-Congress MLA Danam Nagender under anti-defection law

The Telangana High Court has disqualified Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender after overturning Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar’s decision to reject petitions against him. The verdict follows allegations that Nagender voluntarily gave up his BRS membership after joining the Congress and contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha election on a Congress ticket. The ruling leaves the Khairatabad Assembly seat vacant and comes amid separate proceedings involving other BRS MLAs accused of defection.