Will the Pink Flag Fly High in Jubilee Hills?

The Jubilee Hills by-election is fast approaching, and both the Congress and BRS parties are confident of victory. Even though the BJP is claiming the same, political analysts believe the party has very little ground in this contest. So far, BRS chief K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) hasn’t entered the campaign field, and it remains unclear whether he will. Harish Rao, mourning his father’s death, has also stayed away from campaigning. Kavitha has already distanced herself from BRS, leaving KTR as the sole leader shouldering the campaign burden. On the Congress side, Revanth Reddy, PCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, and several ministers are actively campaigning. Although the party announced around 40 star campaigners, many are missing from the campaign trail. Essentially, the fight has become a Congress vs. BRS showdown.

Two surveys have already been released on the Jubilee Hills by-election, both predicting a BRS victory. The latest Keka (KK) Surveys report stated that BRS is heading for a one-sided win, projecting 55% of the votes for BRS, 37% for Congress, and half the previous vote share for BJP. Interestingly, even though the MIM (Majlis) party declared support for Congress, KK’s analysis revealed that over half of the Muslim voters are still backing BRS. In a high-profile constituency like Jubilee Hills, such a 55% share for BRS is seen as a remarkable projection.

KK Surveys’ credibility is rooted in its accurate predictions during the 2019 Andhra Pradesh elections, when it forecasted over 150 seats for YSRCP, a prediction that came true. Similarly, in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh elections, KK predicted that the alliance government would secure the majority and that Janasena would win all its contested seats — which also proved correct. Due to these successful forecasts, KK Surveys has gained strong recognition in Telugu political circles. However, Congress has slammed the Jubilee Hills survey as a fake, alleging that BRS funded it.