{"data":{"prismicArticle":{"uid":"revanths-mission-kcr-ktr-turf","tags":["politics","featured","four"],"first_publication_date":"2026-10-02T12:09:37+0000","last_publication_date":"2026-10-02T12:09:37+0000","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Revanth’s Mission: KCR-KTR Turf"},"rating":null,"datetime":"2026-10-02T05:34:00+0000","img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/en0OnIWf9qRAXrhR_rrkcrktr.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"embed":{"embed_url":null,"thumbnail_url":null,"author_url":null,"title":null},"content":{"raw":[{"text":"Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has intensified his political offensive against the BRS leadership, with Sircilla emerging as a key battleground in his strategy. During his first visit to Sircilla as Chief Minister, Revanth directly targeted BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, turning the constituency into the centre of a broader political confrontation. Sircilla has been represented by KTR since 2009, making the visit symbolically significant for the Congress. Revanth highlighted his government’s spending on the handloom sector and claimed that it had cleared ₹500 crore in pending dues left by the previous government."},{"text":"The political messaging, however, went well beyond development issues. Revanth openly challenged the BRS to face the Congress in Sircilla in the next Assembly election and promised that the Congress candidate elected from the constituency would be inducted into the state Cabinet. He had already identified Sircilla and Gajwel—the constituencies represented by KTR and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao respectively—as key targets for Congress in the next election. In September, Revanth had said the party would seek to establish its presence in these BRS strongholds, and his latest Sircilla visit has given that campaign a more direct shape."},{"text":"The significance of the Sircilla campaign lies in the political symbolism attached to the constituency. For the Congress, challenging KTR on his home turf offers an opportunity to project its confrontation with the BRS at one of the party’s most recognisable strongholds. Revanth has also been linking the contest to questions over the development of Sircilla and the condition of its handloom community. The Telangana government says it has spent ₹1,741 crore on weavers during the first 1,000 days of its tenure, while BRS leaders have countered that the Chief Minister’s visit focused excessively on attacks against KCR and KTR rather than announcing fresh measures for the weaving sector."},{"text":"Revanth’s approach therefore appears to be about more than a single constituency. By repeatedly naming Gajwel and Sircilla alongside other BRS strongholds, the Chief Minister is framing the next Assembly contest as a broader challenge to the BRS leadership. At the same time, the Congress will have to translate this high-profile political campaign into organisational strength and electoral support on the ground. Revanth has already made strong claims about Congress returning to power in the next election, but those remain political assertions rather than established outcomes. For now, his Sircilla campaign has clearly raised the stakes around KTR’s constituency and added another prominent front to the Congress-BRS contest."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"viveka-case-ed-issues-notice-to-mp-avinash-reddy","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Viveka case: ED issues notice to MP Avinash Reddy"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/a7efe7c3-0e87-4bef-b6bc-81a84b64ce3b_avinash+reddy.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-10-02T08:05:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"india-emerging-as-global-space-power","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"India emerging as global space power"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/0FBkggez5SiPbyUT_spacepoer.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-10-02T09:16:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"chahal-retires-from-first-class-cricket","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Chahal retires from first-class cricket"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/f32ea6db-acab-41e6-a871-20b52c8388e1_chahal.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-10-02T09:06:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"ap-local-polls-coalition-under-pressure","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"AP Local Polls: Coalition Under Pressure?"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/Z36lWpbqstJ99LoA_modicbnpkroadshpw.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-10-02T06:39:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"tgana-bjp-where-is-the-political-momentum","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"T'gana BJP: Where Is the Political Momentum?"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/ag_x_rK9tuLqEEDq_TSBJP.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-10-02T04:32:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"ktr-throws-open-challenge-to-revanth","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"KTR Throws Open Challenge to Revanth"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/d1bdc1ed-2466-427a-bb1d-e98fef5334df_RRKTR.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-10-01T18:00:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"ysrcp-hc-order-exposes-naidus-bc-quota-politics","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"YSRCP: HC Order Exposes Naidu’s “BC Quota Politics”"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad%2Fcf34d142-5902-492e-ac6b-1d90e6908120_ysrcptdp.jpg?auto=format,compress&rect=39,0,1121,553&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-10-01T20:08:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"jagan-corners-naidu-over-bc-quota","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Jagan Corners Naidu Over BC Quota"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad%2Ff2d009ae-9d6a-4fa0-9f8c-798b77393d30_jaganbabu.jpg?auto=format,compress&rect=0,54,1200,592&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-10-01T20:03:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"bc-quota-big-setback-for-cbn-govt.","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"BC Quota: Big Setback for CBN Govt."},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/ZvEX8bVsGrYSvqWY_cbnpk.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-10-01T10:25:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"monsoon-ends-t-with-18-rainfall-deficit-ap-29-shor","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Monsoon Ends: T With 18% Rainfall Deficit; 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