Hyderabad, Sept. 14 -- Congress leader Naveen Yadav, is emerging as one of the main contenders for the Jubilee Hills by-election ticket from the party.

Naveen Yadav, who is the son of Chinna Srisailam Yadav, a well-known figure in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, joined the Congress party in 2023 before the assembly elections. His attempt to get a ticket in the last assembly election failed.

In the by-elections expected to be held in November this year following the untimely demise of Jubilee Hills MLA, Maganti Gopinath, there are reports that Naveen Yadav is emerging as the top preference for the party to pitch in for the elections.

Naveen Yadav, had contested in 2014 on an AIMIM party ticket and stood in the second position. The AIMIM suppo...