Politics surrounding the Munugode byelection have heated up in Telangana. In a press conference on Saturday, BJP senior leader and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy claimed that the pink party was holding a public meeting today, the day before the BJP's meeting in Munugode, because it was afraid of the BJP. He added that the TRS's actions in Munugode are not a threat to the BJP. In a tomorrow public meeting, Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy, according to Kishan Reddy, would join the BJP. Additionally, he charged TRS with disseminating untrue information against the party's higher command. However, Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy, who recently defected from the Congress to join the Saffron party, claimed that the KCR administration has been neglecting the Nalgonda district's residents for the past eight years. Except for Rythu Bandhu and Pension, he claimed, Telangana has not had growth or progress. Rajgopal Reddy has denied rumours that he is joining the BJP in order to protect his interests. He