Overview
- Proceedings opened on Jan. 30 with BRS petitioner Padi Kaushik Reddy’s lawyers cross-examining Danam Nagender.
- Evidence presented included Nagender’s 2023 Assembly win on a BRS ticket, his 2024 Lok Sabha run on a Congress ticket, and campaign images showing him in Congress attire.
- BJP floor leader A. Maheshwar Reddy did not appear in person and sought more time due to the ongoing municipal election process, prompting the adjournment to Feb. 18.
- Nagender attended with his legal team and reaffirmed in an affidavit that he has not resigned from the BRS, saying his presence at a Congress meeting in March 2024 was in a personal capacity.
- The petition was filed by the BRS, with notices issued to all parties, and comes after the Speaker previously dismissed several similar disqualification cases for lack of evidence.