The Jubilee Hills by-election, necessitated by the demise of MLA Maganti Gopinath, has seen the BRS take an early lead by announcing Maganti Sunitha as its candidate. Meanwhile, Congress and BJP are yet to finalize their nominees amid internal rivalries and strategic delays.

Hyderabad: The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the two national parties, are yet to announce their candidates for the Jubilee Hills by-election, necessitated by the demise of sitting MLA Maganti Gopinath, even as the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has already launched its campaign.

Internal bickering and lack of coordination among leaders are said to be the main reasons behind the delay by the national parties. While both claim confidence in winning the byelection convincingly, the ground situation appears

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