All eyes on Revanth’s aggression and KCR’s presence as Telangana Assembly winter session begins on Monday

The winter session of the Telangana Legislative Assembly begins on Monday amid heightened political tension, with intense focus on Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s aggressive posture and the expected attendance of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.

The spotlight is firmly on KCR following Mr. Revanth Reddy’s public challenge to him to attend the House and participate in a detailed discussion on the contentious Krishna river water-sharing issues, which are expected to dominate the proceedings and trigger heated exchanges.

According to BRS sources, KCR is likely to attend the session, with senior party leaders claiming that he has shifted to his Nandinagar residence in the city from his Erravelli farmhouse, signalling preparedness for active participation.

His presence is expected to bolster the morale of the BRS legislators, while the ruling Congress is equally keen to corner him on decisions taken during his tenure.

Congress leaders say the Chief Minister is fully prepared to reiterate his charge that agreements signed during the BRS regime amounted to a “death warrant” for Telangana’s interests in Krishna water sharing. The ruling party intends to press KCR to explain his consent to a 299 TMC ft allocation and the alleged neglect of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, which, they argue, was sidelined in favour of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.

While it remains uncertain whether KCR will personally participate in the debate and respond to the Chief Minister’s challenge, BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao and former Irrigation minister T. Harish Rao are gearing up to counter the Congress’s criticism and defend the party’s record.

The acrimonious verbal exchanges between the Congress and the BRS over the past week are expected to spill over into the House, raising concerns over decorum. Personal attacks and objectionable language used by both sides against KCR and Mr. Revanth Reddy outside the Assembly are being viewed as an ominous sign ahead of the session.

Politically, the Congress enters the session on a high after its victory in the Jubilee Hills byelection and subsequent success in the gram panchayat polls. The BRS, however, draws confidence from its better-than-expected performance in the rural elections, which is likely to lend it renewed assertiveness on the Assembly floor.

The BJP, reeling from a relatively poor showing in both the Assembly and Panchayat elections, has also stepped up its attack on the BRS, particularly targeting KCR over the Krishna water issue. The AIMIM, meanwhile, is expected to lend support to the ruling Congress during the session.