During a press conference on May 17, 2026, Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy asserted that the names of non-Indian citizens, specifically Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals, must be removed from the electoral rolls in Telangana as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI). He emphasized that the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Booth Level Agents (BLAs) would cooperate fully with election officials, urging other political parties to do the same. Reddy warned against any obstruction of the ECI's work and criticized the Congress party for expressing concern over the removal of illegal immigrant votes. He questioned the motives of opposition leaders regarding the revision process and highlighted that similar exercises in other states were not met with criticism. Additionally, Reddy addressed rising fuel prices, blaming global conflicts while urging the Telangana government to reduce its high state taxes on fuel. He also called on Congress ministers to prioritize crop procurement and farmers' issues, instead of placing blame on the central government, noting that Telangana leads in grain production but lacks a proper crop insurance scheme.