Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy fiercely challenged BJP leader Nitin Nabin, dismissing his claims of a future BJP government in the state. Reddy asserted that the Congress party would “crush” the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections, warning that the BJP’s tactics, successful elsewhere, would not work in Telangana. Nabin had earlier expressed confidence in a BJP victory and announced statewide protests against the Congress government’s alleged unfulfilled promises.