Union Coal and Mines Minister and BJP Telangana state president G. Kishan Reddy on Saturday, 18 July 2026, accused Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and the Congress party of attempting to hand over control of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), warning that it was the collective responsibility of citizens to defeat what he called a 'conspiracy' against Hyderabad.

Context

Posting in Telugu on X, Kishan Reddy wrote: 'మజ్లిస్ పార్టీ ఏ పార్టీ అధికారంలో ఉంటే ఆ పార్టీ పంచన చేరుతుంది' — 'The Majlis party sides with whichever party is in power.' He added that 'today, Congress and Revanth Reddy are trying to place the GHMC in the hands of the Majlis,' and called on 'all of us' to 'foil their conspiracies and protect Hyderabad.'

The post was accompanied by a video. Kishan Reddy did not specify the mechanism through which the alleged transfer of GHMC control was being sought, and the research notes that the exact details of any current GHMC power-sharing arrangement remain unverified.

Policy Backdrop

The Congress party formed the Telangana state government in December 2023 after defeating the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in assembly elections, with Revanth Reddy becoming Chief Minister. Since then, the BJP has maintained a sustained opposition narrative centred on alleged Congress dependence on AIMIM support at the municipal level.

AIMIM, led by Asaduddin Owaisi, has a longstanding and significant presence in Hyderabad's civic politics, particularly within the GHMC. The party's influence over the corporation's ward-level politics has historically made it a key player in any municipal power equation in the city.

Stakeholders and Impact

The GHMC administers India's fourth-largest city, overseeing urban infrastructure, sanitation, and civic services for millions of residents. Control over its leadership — including the mayor's office and standing committees — carries significant political and administrative weight.

Kishan Reddy's statement is directed at Hyderabad's voters and BJP's own cadre in Telangana, framing municipal governance as a matter of civic identity and security. The Congress party and AIMIM have not publicly responded to the specific allegations in this post.

What's Next

Political observers will watch closely for any floor test, mayor election, or standing committee formation within the GHMC that could validate or contradict BJP's claims of a Congress-AIMIM arrangement. The timing of the next GHMC municipal polls will also be a key marker for how this narrative develops.

Kishan Reddy's intervention signals that BJP intends to keep Hyderabad's civic governance at the centre of its opposition strategy in Telangana, a state where the party is seeking to expand its footprint ahead of the next assembly cycle.