Hyderabad, Sept. 4 -- The resignation of MLC K. Kavitha has paved the way for by-elections to two seats in Telangana. A bypoll for the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency had already become inevitable following the death of BRS MLA N. Gopinath. Now, if Kavitha's resignation is formally accepted, a by-election will also be required for the Nizamabad Local Bodies MLC seat.

Kavitha, who had been increasingly distancing herself from the BRS leadership, was recently suspended from the party. Following her suspension, she announced her decision to step down both from the Legislative Council and from the party. She sent her resignation letter to Council Chairman Sukhender Reddy and also spoke to him over the phone, requesting early acceptance o...