India, Nov. 14 -- Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao was placed under house arrest at his residence in Hyderabad's Tarnaka on Saturday after calling for the cancellation of the Bharat Summit 2026 and opposing the participation of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, the BJP's Telangana State PRO said.

Reacting to his house arrest, N Ramchander Rao alleged that the Congress government was attempting to silence the BJP through illegal detention. On X, the Telangana BJP chief said Rahul Gandhi had no moral right to visit the state and described the Bharat Summit as an "Anti-India Summit" that was damaging the country's reputation.

He also accused the Congress of failing to fulfil its electoral promises, including the s...