BJP national President J.P. Nadda said on Friday that calling Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls a 'gully election' is a disrespect to the people of Hyderabad. He hit back at the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) for criticising him for campaigning in GHMC polls.

"I was astonished when it was said that the president of a national party is coming for gully election. This is disrespect to the electorate of Hyderabad. A city which has over 74 lakh voters, five Lok Sabha seats, 24 Assembly seats and more than 1 crore people looks like gully to you? We will go everywhere to destroy your corruption," he said while addressing a meeting of intellectuals organised by the BJP as part of the GHMC election campaign. Nadda flayed Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for 'family politics". "It's all about me, my family and my friend," he remarked.