Rajanna Siricilla, Dec. 19 -- BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, daring him to prove his claims of approval of people in panchayat elections by making the ten defected BRS MLAs resign and seek a fresh mandate.

Addressing a victory meeting of newly elected BRS Sarpanches in Sircilla, KTR threw an open challenge to the CM to test his "66% support" claim in the court of the people, said a press release.

Addressing a gathering, KTR mocked the Chief Minister's "contradictory" statements made during a recent press conference in Hyderabad.

"The CM claimed Congress won 66% in local polls and called it a blessing for his government. Yet, within five minutes, he took a U-...