The Congress party announced on Tuesday (Dec 5) that Anumula Revanth Reddy will be the new chief minister of Telangana. The announcement ended speculations after the party won elections in the southern Indian state.&nbsp;

In a post on social media platform X, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said that the party president Mallikarjun Kharge has "decided to go with Revanth Reddy as the new CLP of the Telangana Legislative Party."&nbsp;

"The Congress will deliver a clean and able government that will provide maximum governance," Venugopal added.&nbsp;

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Reddy will take oath in the swearing-in ceremony of the new government scheduled to take place on December 7.&nbsp;

Venugopal said that the decision was made after a report submitted by AICC Telangana in-charge Manikrao Thakare and the party's special observer DK Shivakumar. They had met newly elected MLAs.&nbsp;

<h2>Congress wins Telangana</h2>

The Congress defeated the regional BHRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi) party in the southern state of Telangana as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won state elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh.&nbsp;

Congress won 64 assembly seats in Telangana, ending the nearly 10-year-old rule of the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

The Congress party announced on Tuesday (Dec 5) that Anumula Revanth Reddy will be the new chief minister of Telangana. The announcement ended speculations after the party won elections in the southern Indian state.

The Congress party announced on Tuesday (Dec 5) that Anumula Revanth Reddy will be the new chief minister of Telangana. The announcement ended speculations after the party won elections in the southern Indian state. In a post on social media platform X, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said that the party president Mallikarjun Kharge has "decided to go with Revanth Reddy as the new CLP of the Telangana Legislative Party." "The Congress will deliver a clean and able government that will provide maximum governance," Venugopal added. Congress President Shri @kharge has decided to go with Revanth Reddy as the new CLP of the Telangana Legislative Party. The Congress will deliver a clean and able government that will provide maximum governance. : Shri @kcvenugopalmp, General Secretary (Organisation) pic.twitter.com/njFUduUFsb — Congress (@INCIndia) December 5, 2023 × Reddy will take oath in the swearing-in ceremony of the new government scheduled to take place on December 7. Venugopal said that the decision was made after a report submitted by AICC Telangana in-charge Manikrao Thakare and the party's special observer DK Shivakumar. They had met newly elected MLAs. Congress wins Telangana The Congress defeated the regional BHRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi) party in the southern state of Telangana as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won state elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh. Congress won 64 assembly seats in Telangana, ending the nearly 10-year-old rule of the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government. (With inputs from agencies)

Revanth Reddy will be new chief minister of Telangana, to take oath on December 7

Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023 LIVE: Full party-wise winners and loser List - Telangana Election Results 2023 Updates: The counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly election began at 8:00 am IST, according to the Election Commission.

Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023 LIVE: Full party-wise winners and loser List - Telangana Election Results 2023 Updates: The counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly election began at 8:00 am IST, according to the Election Commission. The campaign for the Telangana Assembly polls concluded at 5 pm on Tuesday (Nov 28). This election season in Telangana was the lengthiest among the five states, which included, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram. The direct clash between the Congress and the BJP will decide which party has a more favourable prospect of coming into power at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Furthermore, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has conveyed his assurance regarding the Congress's potential to establish governments in all five states, citing its social guarantee initiatives. Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023 LIVE: Party-Wise Results Here are the updated party-wise results for Telangana assembly elections 2023: Party Won Leading Total Indian National Congress - INC 64 NA 64 Bharat Rashtra Samithi - BHRS 39 NA 39 Bharatiya Janata Party - BJP 8 NA 8 All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen - AIMIM 7 NA 7 Communist Party of India - CPI 1 NA 1 Total 119 NA 119 Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Full List of Winners Here is the full list of winners for Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: S.No Constituency Winning Candidate Total Votes Margin Status Party 1 Chennur(2) Gaddam Vivekanand 87541 37515 17/17 INC 2 Jukkal(13) Laxmi Kantha Rao Thota 64489 1152 19/19 INC 3 Medak(34) MYNAMPALLY ROHITH 87126 10157 20/20 INC 4 Huzurnagar(89) UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA 116707 44888 18/18 INC 5 Quthbullapur(45) K.P. VIVEKANAND 187999 85576 22/22 BHRS 6 Balkonda(19) PRASHANTH REDDY VEMULA 70417 4533 18/18 BHRS 7 Narsapur(37) VAKITI SUNITHA LAXMA REDDY 88410 8855 22/22 BHRS Indian National Congress Leading Candidates In Telangana Assembly Election 2023 S.No Constituency Leading Candidate Total Votes Margin Status 1 Bellampalli(3) GADDAM VINOD 82217 36878 17/17 2 Mancherial(4) KOKKIRALA PREMSAGAR RAO 64247 37702 13/21 3 Khanapur(6) VEDMA BHOJJU 55504 4110 21/22 4 Bodhan(12) P. SUDARSHAN REDDY 64929 3839 17/18 5 Yellareddy(15) MADAN MOHAN RAO. K 86276 23621 21/21 6 Nizamabad (Rural)(18) BHOOPATHI REDDY REKULAPALLY 77729 21616 21/21 7 Dharmapuri(22) Adluri Laxman Kumar 91393 22039 20/20 8 Ramagundam(23) MAKKAN SINGH RAJ THAKUR 91604 56461 19/19 9 Manthani(24) Duddilla Sridhar Babu 98594 29312 20/21 10 Peddapalle(25) Chinthakunta Vijaya Ramana Rao 108277 50553 19/21 11 Choppadandi(27) MEDIPALLY SATHYAM 52021 24665 13/24 12 Vemulawada(28) AADI SRINIVAS 70836 14298 19/19 13 Manakondur(30) DR. KAVVAMPALLY SATYANARAYANA 96773 32365 23/23 14 Husnabad(32) PONNAM PRABHAKAR 95866 17034 21/22 15 Narayankhed(35) PATLOLLA SANJEEVA REDDY 70187 2854 13/17 16 Andole(36) C. DAMODAR RAJANARSIMHA 113104 27427 18/18 17 Ibrahimpatnam(48) MALREDDY RANGA REDDY 46067 15213 9/25 18 Pargi(54) TAMMANNAGARI RAM MOHAN REDDY 52938 14284 12/22 19 Vicarabad(55) GADDAM PRASAD KUMAR 49121 5670 12/21 20 Tandur(56) B. MANOHAR REDDY 47194 2734 11/20 21 Kodangal(72) ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY 64154 18908 12/20 22 Narayanpet(73) CHITTEM PARNIKA REDDY 84708 7951 20/20 23 Mahbubnagar(74) Yennam Srinivas Reddy 70085 13977 16/20 24 Jadcherla(75) ANIRUDH REDDY JANAMPALLI 60725 9658 13/20 25 Makthal(77) VAKITI SRIHARI 74917 17525 21/21 26 Wanaparthy(78) MEGHA REDDY TUDI 105469 24200 22/22 27 Nagarkurnool(81) Dr. KUCHKULLA RAJESH REDDY 85431 4604 19/19 28 Achampet(82) CHIKKUDU VAMSHI KRISHNA 66162 25568 11/20 29 Kalwakurthy(83) Narayan Reddy Kasireddy 37757 5997 9/19 30 Shadnagar(84) K SHANKARAIAH 47071 2078 13/22 31 Kollapur(85) JUPALLY KRISHNA RAO 86088 27011 18/20 32 Devarakonda(86) BALU NAIK NENAVATH 96159 25529 19/23 33 Nagarjuna Sagar(87) KUNDURU JAYAVEER 116569 54174 21/22 34 Miryalaguda(88) BATHULA LAXMA REDDY 111963 47090 19/19 35 Kodad(90) NALAMADA PADMAVATHI REDDY 57863 22000 9/19 36 Nalgonda(92) KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY 102547 51081 20/21 37 Munugode(93) KOMATIREDDY RAJ GOPAL REDDY 113440 38503 21/22 38 Bhongir(94) KUMBAM ANIL KUMAR REDDY 71885 15237 13/19 39 Nakrekal(95) VEMULA VEERESHAM 120861 62818 20/22 40 Thungathurthi(96) MANDULA SAMEL 128311 50253 19/19 41 Alair(97) ILAIAH BEERLA 63595 23924 12/23 42 Palakurthi(100) YASHASWINI MAMIDALA 74639 21892 13/21 43 Dornakal(101) JATOTH RAM CHANDER NAIK 73050 33361 12/19 44 Mahabubabad(102) Dr. MURALI NAIK BHUKYA 103270 43867 18/21 45 Narsampet(103) DONTHI MADHAVA REDDY 43484 3096 9/21 46 Parkal(104) REVURI PRAKASH REDDY 48854 4600 12/18 47 Warangal West(105) NAINI RAJENDER REDDY 55456 8446 14/18 48 Warangal East(106) KONDA SUREKHA 43334 9700 11/17 49 Waradhanapet(107) K.R.NAGARAJ.K 32303 5067 6/20 50 Bhupalpalle(108) GANDRA SATYANARAYANA RAO 81555 34477 15/23 51 Mulug(109) Danasari Anasuya Seethakka 102267 33700 22/22 52 Pinapaka(110) PAYAM VENKATESWARLU 76449 29795 15/18 53 Yellandu(111) KORAM KANAKAIAH 105365 55135 17/18 54 Khammam(112) TUMMALA NAGESWARA RAO 55077 18564 9/23 55 Palair(113) PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY 69877 34275 11/21 56 Madhira(114) BHATTI VIKRAMARKA MALLU 102347 33041 18/20 57 Wyra(115) RAMDAS MALOTH 76813 25759 15/18 58 Sathupalle(116) MATTA RAGAMAYEE 99162 16266 19/21 59 Aswaraopeta(118) ADINARAYANA. JARE 74993 28905 14/14 BHRS Leading Candidates In Telangana Assembly Election S.No Constituency Leading Candidate Total Votes Margin Status 1 Asifabad(5) KOVA LAXMI 76104 22688 20/22 2 Boath(8) ANIL JADHAV 73627 21980 21/22 3 Banswada(14) SRINIVAS REDDY PARIGE (POCHARAM) 76278 23464 19/19 4 Koratla(20) KALVAKUNTLA SANJAY 70193 10234 18/19 5 Jagtial(21) Dr. Sanjay 49496 7903 14/19 6 Karimnagar(26) GANGULA KAMALAKAR 65161 10470 17/25 7 Sircilla(29) KALVAKUNTLA TARAKA RAMA RAO (K.T.R) 89244 29687 21/21 8 Huzurabad(31) KAUSHIK REDDY PADI 51659 16013 14/22 9 Siddipet(33) THANNEERU HARISH RAO 78460 58902 15/20 10 Zahirabad(38) KONINTY MANIK RAO 84010 11797 15/18 11 Sangareddy(39) CHINTA PRABHAKAR 50659 3325 11/18 12 Patancheru(40) GUDEM MAHIPAL REDDY 47714 1232 11/23 13 Dubbak(41) Kotta Prabhakar Reddy 97129 53585 18/19 14 Gajwel(42) KALVAKUNTLA CHANDRASHEKAR RAO 47768 16917 10/23 15 Medchal(43) CHAMAKURA MALLA REDDY 186017 33419 21/21 16 Malkajgiri(44) MARRI RAJASHEKAR REDDY 64002 24751 11/22 17 Kukatpalle(46) MADHAVARAM KRISHNA RAO 96393 53771 14/21 18 Uppal(47) BANDARI LAKSHMA REDDY 79811 35025 12/21 19 Lal Bahadur Nagar(49) DEVIREDDY SUDHIR REDDY 30558 7075 5/21 20 Maheswaram(50) Patlolla Sabitha Indra Reddy 94048 24477 15/20 21 Rajendranagar(51) T. Prakash Goud 55361 8915 9/20 22 Serilingampally(52) AREKAPUDI GANDHI 66931 17412 10/23 23 Chevella(53) KALE YADAIAH 33609 6966 9/22 24 Musheerabad(57) MUTA GOPAL 37404 19230 10/21 25 Amberpet (59) KALERU VENKATESH 58292 25527 13/18 26 Khairatabad (60) DANAM NAGENDER 36006 12759 10/21 27 Jubilee Hills(61) MAGANTI GOPINATH 31582 3251 11/26 28 Sanathnagar(62) TALASANI SRINIVAS YADAV 50898 27564 11/17 29 Secunderabad(70) PADMA RAO. T 77910 45312 16/16 30 Secunderabad Cantt.(71) LASYA NANDITHA SAYANNA 52401 15706 15/17 31 Devarkadra(76) ALLA VENKATESWAR REDDY 59970 1565 14/21 32 Gadwal(79) BANDLA KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY 70288 7210 16/22 33 Alampur(80) VIJAYUDU 77116 25292 15/21 34 Suryapet(91) GUNTAKANDLA JAGADISH REDDY 49946 5652 13/20 35 Jangoan(98) PALLA RAJESHWAR REDDY 89279 16549 18/20 36 Ghanpur (Station)(99) KADIYAM SRIHARI 88329 7819 18/21 37 Bhadrachalam(119) Dr. Tellam Venkata Rao 50431 6277 12/13 Telangana Assembly Election 2023 Result Date The outcome of the state assembly election will be announced following the tabulation of votes on 03 December 2023. Telangana Assembly Election 2023: Total Candidates & Voters According to the most recent data, the total number of eligible voters in Telangana is 3.17 crore, from which 5,32,990 are newly eligible voters aged 18. There are 5,06,493, 2,557, and 4,43,943 individuals identified as PwD. Third Gender, and Senior Citizens (80+) respectively. Also Read | US embassy in India issues record 140,000+ student visas amid global visa surge Previous Telangana Poll Result Results from the preceding Telangana election in 2018 show the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) won by securing 88 seats. The Indian National Congress (INC) came second, claiming 19 seats, and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) earned two seats. The BJP secured one seat; the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) secured seven seats, and independent candidates claimed one seat. Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023 Date check Complete constituency-wise candidate list of BHRS, Congress and BJP Constituency Number Constituency Name BRS Candidates Congress Candidates BJP Candidates 1 Nizamabad Urban Ganesh Bigala Mohammed Ali Shabbir Dhanpal Suryanarayana 2 Nizamabad Rural Goverdhan Bajireddy Bhoopathi Reddy Rekulapally Dinesh Kumar Kulachari 3 Balkonda Prashanth Reddy Vemula Sunil Kumar Muthyala Annapurna Devi Aleti 4 Koratla Kalvakuntla Sanjay Narsinga Rao Juvvadi Arvind Dharmapuri 5 Jagtial Dr M Sanjay Kumar T Jeevan Reddy Boga Shravani 6 Dharmapuri Koppula Eshwar Adluri Laxman Kumar Sogala Kumar 7 Ramagundam Korukanti Chander Patel Makkan Singh Raj Thakur Kandula Sandhya Rani 8 Manthani Putta Madhukar Duddilla Sridhar Babu Chandrupatla Sunil Reddy 9 Peddapalle Dasari Manohar Reddy Chinthakunta Vijaya Ramana Rao Pradeep Kumar Dugyala 10 Karimnagar Gangula Kamalakar Purumalla Srinivas Bandi Sanjay Kumar 11 Choppadandi Ravi Shankar Sunke Medipally Sathyam Bodiga Shobha Galanna 12 Vemulawada Chalimeda Lakshmi Narasimha Rao Aadi Srinivas Chennamaneni Vikas Rao 13 Sircilla K Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) KK Mahender Reddy Rani Rudrama Reddy 14 Zahirabad Koninty Manik Rao Agam Chandrasekhar Ramchander Rajanarsimha Cilarapu 15 Sangareddy Chinta Prabhakar T Jayaprakash Reddy Pulimamidi Raju 16 Patancheru Gudem Mahipal Reddy Kata Srinivas Goud Nandeeshwar Goud Thouti 17 Dubbak Kotta Prabhakar Reddy Cheruku Srinivas Reddy M Raghunandan Rao 18 Gajwel K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) Thoomkunta Narsa Reddy Eatala Rajender 19 Medchal Chamakura Malla Reddy Thotakura Vajresh Yadav Yenugu Sudarshan Reddy 20 Malkajgiri Marri Rajashekar Reddy Mynampally Hanumanth Rao N Ramchander Rao 21 Quthbullapur KP Vivekanand Kolan Hanumanth Reddy Kuna Srisailam Goud 22 Manakondur Erupula Balakishan Rasamayi Dr Kavvampally Satyanarayana Arepally Mohan 23 Huzurabad Kaushik Reddy Padi Vodithala Pranav Eatala Rajender 24 Husnabad Satish Kumar Vodithala Ponnam Prabhakar Bomma Sriram Chakravarthy 25 Siddipet Thanneeru Harish Rao Pujala Hari Krishna Dudi Srikanth Reddy 26 Medak M Padma Devender Reddy Mynampally Rohith Rao Vijay Kumar Panja 27 Narayankhed Mahareddy Bhupal Reddy Patlolla Sanjeeva Reddy Jenawade Sangappa 28 Andole Chanti Kranthi Kiran C Damodar Rajanarsimha Babu Mohan Palli 29 Narsapur Vakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy Aavula Raji Reddy Erragolla Murlidhar Yadav 30 Kukatpally Madhavaram Krishna Rao Bandi Ramesh Mummareddy Prem Kumar (Jana Sena Party) 31 Uppal Bandari Lakshma Reddy Parameshwar Reddy Mandumula NVSS Prabhakar 32 Ibrahimpatnam Manchireddy Kishan Reddy Malreddy Ranga Reddy Nomula Dayanand Goud 33 Lal Bahadur Nagar Devireddy Sudhir Reddy Madhu Yaskhi Goud Sama Ranga Reddy 34 Maheshwaram Patlolla Sabitha Indra Reddy K Laxma Reddy Andela Sriramulu Yadav 35 Rajendranagar T Prakash Goud Kasturi Narender Thokala Srinivas Reddy 36 Serilingampally Arekapudi Gandhi V Jagadeeswar Goud M Ravi Kumar Yadav 37 Chevella Kale Yadaiah Beem Bharath Pamena KS Ratnam 38 Pargi K Mahesh Reddy Tammannagari Ram Mohan Reddy Maruthi Kiran Booneti 39 Vikarabad Dr Anand Methuku Gaddam Prasad Kumar P Naveen Kumar 40 Tandur Pilot Rohith Reddy B Manohar Reddy Nemuri Shanker Goud (Jana Sena Party) 41 Musheerabad Muta Gopal Anjan Kumar Yadav Raju Poosa 42 Chandrayangutta Muppi Seetharam Reddy B Nagesh Kowdi Mahender 43 Yakutpura Sama Sunder Reddy K Ravi Raj N Veerender Babu Yadav 44 Bahadurpura Mir Inayath Ali Baqri Rajesh Kumar Pulipati Y Naresh Kumar 45 Secunderabad T Padma Rao Goud Adam Santhosh Kumar Mekala Sarangapani 46 Secunderabad Cantt Lasya Nanditha Sayanna Venela Gaddar Narayan Sriganesh 47 Kodangal Patnam Narender Reddy Anumula Revanth Reddy Bantu Ramesh Kumar 48 Narayanpet S Rajender Reddy Chittem Parnika Reddy K Ratanga Pandu Reddy 49 Mahbubnagar V Srinivas Goud Yennam Srinivas Reddy AP Mithun Kumar Reddy 50 Jadcherla Charlakola Laxma Reddy Anirudh Reddy Janampalli J Chitaranjan Das 51 Devarkadra Alla Venkateswar Reddy Gavinolla Madhusudan Reddy Konda Prashanth Reddy 52 Makthal Chittem Ram Mohan Reddy Vakiti Srihari Jalander Reddy Madi Reddy 53 Malakpet T Ajeet Reddy Shaik Akbar Samreddy Surender Reddy 54 Amberpet Kaleru Venkatesh Dr C Rohin Kumar Reddy Chenaboyana Krishna Yadav 55 Khairatabad Danam Nagender P Vijaya Reddy Chintala Rama Chandra Reddy 56 Jubilee Hills Maganti Gopinath Mohammed Azharuddin Lankala Deepak Reddy 57 Sanath Nagar Talasani Srinivas Yadav Kota Neelima Marri Shashidhar Reddy 58 Nampalli Anand Kumar Goud Mohammed Feroz Khan Jakati Laxmi Rahul Chandra 59 Karwan Aindala Krishna Osman Bin Mohammed Al Hajri Amar Singh 60 Goshamahal Nand Kishore Vyas Mogili Sunitha T Raja Singh 61 Charminar Mohammed Salauddin Lodhi Mohammed Mujeebullah Shareef Megha Rani Agarwal 62 Suryapet Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy Damodar Reddy Ramreddy Sankineni Venkateshwar Rao 63 Nalgonda Kancharla Bhupal Reddy Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Madagoni Srinivas Goud 64 Munugode Koosukuntla Prabhakar Reddy Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy Chelamalla Krishna Reddy 65 Bhongir Paila Shekar Reddy Kumbam Anil Kumar Reddy Gudur Narayana Reddy 66 Nakrekal Chirumarthy Lingaiah Vemula Veeresham Nakirekanti Mogulaiah 67 Thungathurthy Gadari Kishore Kumar Mandula Samuel Kadiyam Ramachandraiah 68 Alair Gongidi Sunitha Ilaiah Beerla Padala Srinivas 69 Jangaon Palla Rajeshwar Reddy Kommuri Pratap Reddy Arutla Deshmantha Reddy 70 Ghanpur Station Kadiyam Srihari Indira Singapuram Gunde Vijaya Rama Rao 71 Wanaparthy Singireddy Niranjan Reddy Megha Reddy Tudi Anugna Reddy Bujala 72 Gadwal Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy Saritha Thirupataiah Boya Shiva Reddy 73 Alampur Vijayudu Dr SA Sampath Kumar Rajagopal Perumallu 74 Nagarkurnool Marri Janardhan Reddy Dr Kuchkulla Rajesh Reddy Vanga Laxman Goud (Jana Sena Party) 75 Achampet Guvvala Balaraju Chikkudu Vamshi Krishna Devani Sathyanarayana Sathish Madiga 76 Kalwakurthy Gurka Jaipal Yadav Narayan Reddy Kasireddy Thalloju Achari 77 Shadnagar Anjaiah Yadav Yelganamoni K Shankaraiah Ande Babaiah 78 Kollapur 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Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023: Check full list of winners and losers constituency wise

Telangana's outgoing chief minister and BRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao's son KT Rama Rao interestingly took a dig at himself as he re-shared his less-than-a-day-old post on X after his party Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost the state elections on Sunday (Dec 3). 
 
Less than 24 hours before the defeat, an overconfident KT Rama Rao had shared a picture of himself with a gun aiming towards the screen and captioned it: "Hattrick Loading 3.0. Get ready to celebrate guys."

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/telangana-election-results-2023-brs-concedes-defeat-extends-congratulations-to-congress-665743">Telangana election results 2023: BRS concedes defeat, extends congratulations to Congress</a>

However, as the trends started coming on Sunday morning (Dec 3), the BRS was left stunned by the Congress – a party which failed to make a mark in any other state – in the southern state of Telangana as it secured the lead in most of the seats.

<h2>Three-state loser Congress takes jibe on KTR's tweet, says 'aiming for car tyres'?</h2>

Three-state loser Congress, after getting buoyed by the good numbers in the trends in only Telangana, reposted a tweet of KTR and wrote, “Were you aiming for car tyres?"

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Interestingly, the election symbol of the BRS is a car.

By Sunday afternoon, Congress consolidated its victory in Telangana and KTR, reposting his own post, wrote, "This one ain't gonna age well. Missed the mark."

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Conceding the defeat, KTR said, "Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving BRS two consecutive terms of government. Not saddened over the result today, but surely disappointed as it was not in the expected lines for us. But we will take this in our stride as a learning and will bounce back. Congratulations to the Congress on winning the mandate. Wishing you good luck."

Watch:&nbsp;Telangana assembly election results 2023: Congress takes early lead&nbsp;

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Increasing&nbsp;the distress of BRS, two-time Chief Minister of the state Rao and young state chief of Congress Revanth Reddy both lost the seats in Kamareddy as BJP's Ramana Reddy clinched a shocking victory. 
 
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi, which was renamed Bharat Rashtra Samithi, had spearheaded the statehood movement of Telangana and received unwavering support in the last decade since the state was carved out of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. 
 
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Telangana's outgoing chief minister and BRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao's son KT Rama Rao interestingly took a dig at himself as he re-shared his less-than-a-day-old post on X after his party Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost the state elections on Sunday (Dec 3).

Telangana's outgoing chief minister and BRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao's son KT Rama Rao interestingly took a dig at himself as he re-shared his less-than-a-day-old post on X after his party Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost the state elections on Sunday (Dec 3). Less than 24 hours before the defeat, an overconfident KT Rama Rao had shared a picture of himself with a gun aiming towards the screen and captioned it: "Hattrick Loading 3.0. Get ready to celebrate guys." Also read: Telangana election results 2023: BRS concedes defeat, extends congratulations to Congress However, as the trends started coming on Sunday morning (Dec 3), the BRS was left stunned by the Congress – a party which failed to make a mark in any other state – in the southern state of Telangana as it secured the lead in most of the seats. Three-state loser Congress takes jibe on KTR's tweet, says 'aiming for car tyres'? Three-state loser Congress, after getting buoyed by the good numbers in the trends in only Telangana, reposted a tweet of KTR and wrote, “Were you aiming for car tyres?" Were you aiming for car tyres? pic.twitter.com/5LPsKRjE4A — Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) December 3, 2023 × Interestingly, the election symbol of the BRS is a car. By Sunday afternoon, Congress consolidated its victory in Telangana and KTR, reposting his own post, wrote, "This one ain't gonna age well. Missed the mark." This one ain’t gonna age well 😁 Missed the mark https://t.co/IUN1vKdTsc — KTR (@KTRBRS) December 3, 2023 × Conceding the defeat, KTR said, "Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving BRS two consecutive terms of government. Not saddened over the result today, but surely disappointed as it was not in the expected lines for us. But we will take this in our stride as a learning and will bounce back. Congratulations to the Congress on winning the mandate. Wishing you good luck." Watch: Telangana assembly election results 2023: Congress takes early lead Increasing the distress of BRS, two-time Chief Minister of the state Rao and young state chief of Congress Revanth Reddy both lost the seats in Kamareddy as BJP's Ramana Reddy clinched a shocking victory. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi, which was renamed Bharat Rashtra Samithi, had spearheaded the statehood movement of Telangana and received unwavering support in the last decade since the state was carved out of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. (With inputs from agencies)

Telangana elections: From ‘hattrick loading’, KTR goes to ‘missed the mark’ after defeat

Polling is underway in the Indian state of Telangana, as the state’s 32.6 million voters, on Thursday (Nov 30) will determine the fate of 2,290 candidates fighting for 119 seats in the assembly. The Indian PM whose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also contesting in the elections took to X and urged voters to vote in “record numbers”.&nbsp;

<h2>Telangana voting underway</h2>

The polling began at 7:00 am (local time) and will end at 5:00 pm (local time) in 106 constituencies, said State’s Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj. “7 am to 4 pm (local time) in 13 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas. More than 250,000 staff will be engaged in poll duties for the assembly elections,” he added.&nbsp;

Among the 2,290 candidates vying for the 119 seats are Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his son and state’s IT minister KT Rama Rao, state Congress president A Revanth Reddy and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar and D Arvind.

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The polling also follows intense campaigning by prominent national politicians like PM Modi, Congress Party’s Rahul Gandhi, and CM Rao of the state’s ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). As BRS is trying to retain power for a third consecutive term, Congress and BJP have sought to wrest power from the ruling party. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

BRS has fielded candidates in all 119 seats, BJP, per a seat-sharing agreement with Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena, is contesting on 111 and eight seats, respectively. Meanwhile, Congress has given one seat to its ally CPI and is fighting on the other 118.&nbsp;

<h2>Vote in ‘record numbers’</h2>

The Indian PM, who is set to attend the United Nations climate conference or COP28 in Dubai for two days from November 30 to December 1, took to X and urged voters to vote in “record number”.&nbsp;

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“I call upon my sisters and brothers of Telangana to vote in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. I particularly urge young and first time voters to exercise their franchise,” said Modi, on X.

The results of the Telangana elections will be announced on December 3 along with the Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram where voting occurred between November 7 and November 25.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

Polling is underway in the Indian state of Telangana, as the state’s 32.6 million voters, on Thursday (Nov 30) will determine the fate of 2,290 candidates fighting for 119 seats in the assembly.

Polling is underway in the Indian state of Telangana, as the state’s 32.6 million voters, on Thursday (Nov 30) will determine the fate of 2,290 candidates fighting for 119 seats in the assembly. The Indian PM whose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also contesting in the elections took to X and urged voters to vote in “record numbers”. Telangana voting underway The polling began at 7:00 am (local time) and will end at 5:00 pm (local time) in 106 constituencies, said State’s Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj. “7 am to 4 pm (local time) in 13 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas. More than 250,000 staff will be engaged in poll duties for the assembly elections,” he added. Among the 2,290 candidates vying for the 119 seats are Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his son and state’s IT minister KT Rama Rao, state Congress president A Revanth Reddy and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar and D Arvind. ALSO READ | I'm senior-most, will come out last: Gabbar Singh's bravery shines through Uttarakhand tunnel rescue ops The polling also follows intense campaigning by prominent national politicians like PM Modi, Congress Party’s Rahul Gandhi, and CM Rao of the state’s ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). As BRS is trying to retain power for a third consecutive term, Congress and BJP have sought to wrest power from the ruling party. BRS has fielded candidates in all 119 seats, BJP, per a seat-sharing agreement with Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena, is contesting on 111 and eight seats, respectively. Meanwhile, Congress has given one seat to its ally CPI and is fighting on the other 118. Vote in ‘record numbers’ The Indian PM, who is set to attend the United Nations climate conference or COP28 in Dubai for two days from November 30 to December 1, took to X and urged voters to vote in “record number”. ALSO READ | Afghan diplomat in India asserts allegiance to Republic amid Taliban claims “I call upon my sisters and brothers of Telangana to vote in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. I particularly urge young and first time voters to exercise their franchise,” said Modi, on X. The results of the Telangana elections will be announced on December 3 along with the Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram where voting occurred between November 7 and November 25. (With inputs from agencies)

Telangana elections: Polling underway for 119 assembly seats; PM Modi urges voters to vote in ‘record numbers’

The Telangana Assembly Elections is the last of the semi-final series ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. The Telangana Assembly Polls are scheduled to be conducted on 30 November and the results for the polls will be declared on 3 December.

Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: Polling begins for 119 assembly seats

As India readies for the upcoming Telangana Legislative Assembly election, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday launched a scathing attack on opponents.

Hitting out at the Southern Indian state's Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), he claimed that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader was trying to strike up a friendship with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

<h2>A realisation of might</h2>

Speaking at a rally in Mahabubabad, Modi said that KCR's party was trying to strike up a friendship with his party, the BJP.

"KCR realised the increasing power of BJP much earlier. For a long time, he was making an effort to strike a friendship with the BJP," said Modi.

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He further claimed that "once, when he came to Delhi, KCR met me and made the same request. But BJP can never work against the wishes of the people of Telangana."

"Ever since BJP turned down KCR, BRS has been baffled. The party doesn't lose any opportunity to abuse me. BRS knows that Modi will never let it anywhere near BJP. This is Modi's guarantee," he added, as quoted by ANI.

<h2>A reiteration</h2>

As per the Hindustan Times, this is not the first time that PM Modi has made such claims.&nbsp;

Previously, in October, speaking at a rally in Nizamabad, he said that K Chandrasekhar Rao had visited him in Delhi. There, as per Modi, KCR expressed his wish to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Reportedly, this meeting, as per Modi, took place after BJP won 48 seats in the 2020 Hyderabad municipal polls.

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"After the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections, KCR came to meet me in Delhi and said that he wanted to join NDA. He also asked me to extend support to him. I told him (KCR) that due to his deeds, Modi cannot be associated with him," he said.

<h2>A scathing attack</h2>

Launching an attack at opposition, Modi called the Telangana CM and Congress "equal sinners". He said that both BRS and Congress indulge in appeasement on the basis of religion and boosted corruption.

"Both Congress and KCR are equal sinners in destroying Telangana. So, the people of Telangana can't let in another disease after ousting one - I have seen this everywhere in the state. The trust of Telangana is in the BJP. You have determined that the next CM of Telangana will be from BJP. The BJP has promised you that the first BJP CM in Telangana will be from the BC community (Backward Class)."&nbsp;

Vowing that the BJP government will look into all the scams of KCR, he said that the part considers it its responsibility to bring Telangana out of the clutches of BRS.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

As India readies for the upcoming Telangana Legislative Assembly election, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday launched a scathing attack on opponents. Hitting out at the Southern Indian state's Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), he claimed that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader was trying to strike up a friendship with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

As India readies for the upcoming Telangana Legislative Assembly election, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday launched a scathing attack on opponents. Hitting out at the Southern Indian state's Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), he claimed that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader was trying to strike up a friendship with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A realisation of might Speaking at a rally in Mahabubabad, Modi said that KCR's party was trying to strike up a friendship with his party, the BJP. "KCR realised the increasing power of BJP much earlier. For a long time, he was making an effort to strike a friendship with the BJP," said Modi. Also read | India: PM Modi visits Tirupati shrine, all set to hold mega road show in Hyderabad He further claimed that "once, when he came to Delhi, KCR met me and made the same request. But BJP can never work against the wishes of the people of Telangana." "Ever since BJP turned down KCR, BRS has been baffled. The party doesn't lose any opportunity to abuse me. BRS knows that Modi will never let it anywhere near BJP. This is Modi's guarantee," he added, as quoted by ANI. A reiteration As per the Hindustan Times, this is not the first time that PM Modi has made such claims. Previously, in October, speaking at a rally in Nizamabad, he said that K Chandrasekhar Rao had visited him in Delhi. There, as per Modi, KCR expressed his wish to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Reportedly, this meeting, as per Modi, took place after BJP won 48 seats in the 2020 Hyderabad municipal polls. Also read | India five-state elections: After Hindi heartland, BJP banks on PM Modi's popularity in Telangana "After the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections, KCR came to meet me in Delhi and said that he wanted to join NDA. He also asked me to extend support to him. I told him (KCR) that due to his deeds, Modi cannot be associated with him," he said. A scathing attack Launching an attack at opposition, Modi called the Telangana CM and Congress "equal sinners". He said that both BRS and Congress indulge in appeasement on the basis of religion and boosted corruption. "Both Congress and KCR are equal sinners in destroying Telangana. So, the people of Telangana can't let in another disease after ousting one - I have seen this everywhere in the state. The trust of Telangana is in the BJP. You have determined that the next CM of Telangana will be from BJP. The BJP has promised you that the first BJP CM in Telangana will be from the BC community (Backward Class)." Vowing that the BJP government will look into all the scams of KCR, he said that the part considers it its responsibility to bring Telangana out of the clutches of BRS. (With inputs from agencies)

PM Narendra Modi launches scathing attack on opponents in Telangana, calls BRS and Congress 'equal sinners'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday (Nov 26), and was welcomed by state Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Governor S Abdul Nazeer.

On Monday, the PM visited the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala and offered prayers for the ‘good health, well-being and prosperity of all Indians.’

PM Modi visited the temple at around 8 am local time.

"At the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, prayed for the good health, well-being and prosperity of 140 crore Indians," said Modi in a post on X.

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Later in the day, the PM will head to the nearby Telangana state, where elections are due on November 30. In the final leg of the election campaign, the PM will hold a massive road show of 166km, covering 24 constituencies in and around the city of Hyderabad.

Monday is the last day for election campaigning, according to the Model Code of Conduct issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

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According to Modi's&nbsp;Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), the roadshow will begin in Musheerabad and will cover Sanathnagar, Secunderabad, Secunderabad Cantonment, Malakpet, Yakatpura, Bahadurpura, Chandrayangutta, L B Nagar, Maheshwaram, Malkajgiri, Quthbullapur, Kukatpally, Uppal, Medchal, Amberpet, Khairatabad, Jubilee Hills, Nampally, Karwan, Serlingampally, Charminar, Rajendranagar and end in Goshamahal.

PM Modi in his previous election rallies had said people of Telangana wanted to vote for the BJP to power as they have had enough of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party and Congress.

Watch:&nbsp;PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat on 26/11 anniversary: "We can never forget November 26"

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“I know that the people here want to break free from the past of betrayal. The people here are tired of the 9 years of BRS rule and they want freedom from BRS. The people here want freedom from the Congress, which, despite being in power for seven decades, consistently neglected this entire region. And that's why... this time, the wind is blowing in favor of the BJP. The people of Telangana are hopeful for change with the BJP," Modi said while addressing public meetings in Kamareddy and Maheshwaram.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday (Nov 26), and was welcomed by state Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Governor S Abdul Nazeer.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday (Nov 26), and was welcomed by state Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Governor S Abdul Nazeer. On Monday, the PM visited the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala and offered prayers for the ‘good health, well-being and prosperity of all Indians.’ PM Modi visited the temple at around 8 am local time. "At the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, prayed for the good health, well-being and prosperity of 140 crore Indians," said Modi in a post on X. Om Namo Venkatesaya! Some more glimpses from Tirumala. pic.twitter.com/WUaJ9cGMlH — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 27, 2023 × Later in the day, the PM will head to the nearby Telangana state, where elections are due on November 30. In the final leg of the election campaign, the PM will hold a massive road show of 166km, covering 24 constituencies in and around the city of Hyderabad. Monday is the last day for election campaigning, according to the Model Code of Conduct issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Also read: India five-state elections: After Hindi heartland, BJP banks on PM Modi`s popularity in Telangana According to Modi's Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), the roadshow will begin in Musheerabad and will cover Sanathnagar, Secunderabad, Secunderabad Cantonment, Malakpet, Yakatpura, Bahadurpura, Chandrayangutta, L B Nagar, Maheshwaram, Malkajgiri, Quthbullapur, Kukatpally, Uppal, Medchal, Amberpet, Khairatabad, Jubilee Hills, Nampally, Karwan, Serlingampally, Charminar, Rajendranagar and end in Goshamahal. PM Modi in his previous election rallies had said people of Telangana wanted to vote for the BJP to power as they have had enough of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party and Congress. Watch: PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat on 26/11 anniversary: "We can never forget November 26" × “I know that the people here want to break free from the past of betrayal. The people here are tired of the 9 years of BRS rule and they want freedom from BRS. The people here want freedom from the Congress, which, despite being in power for seven decades, consistently neglected this entire region. And that's why... this time, the wind is blowing in favor of the BJP. The people of Telangana are hopeful for change with the BJP," Modi said while addressing public meetings in Kamareddy and Maheshwaram. (With inputs from agencies)

India: PM Modi visits Tirupati shrine, all set to hold mega road show in Hyderabad

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity during ongoing elections in four state elections ahead of National Elections in 2024 in which the ruling party is set to seek a third consecutive term.&nbsp;

After conclusion of voting in the western state of Rajasthan, central states Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the northeastern Mizoram state, and the southern state of Telangana will vote on November 30.&nbsp;

The election campaign is heating up between Telangana Chief Minister K&nbsp;Chandrashekar Rao (or KCR)-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi, the Indian National Congress and BJP.

In the 2018 assembly election, the BRS (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi) won by a landslide, grabbing 88 out of 119 seats. The Congress, which won just 19 seats, is hoping to stage a comeback and stop KCR from a third term in office.

The state of Telangana was carved out of previously united Andhra Pradesh state in 2013 at the 66th year of India's independence.

The BJP has never been in power in the state of Telangana.&nbsp;

But recently, in the municipality elections in Telangana capital Hyderabad, the BJP won 48 seats. With Modi's popularity its default mode of electoral campaign, the BJP is hoping to translate it into into a bigger success.

While addressing a rally at Toopran area of Telangana, Modi said the INDIA alliance, an acronym for the Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, will be wiped out of the polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

"I have seen in the three states that "Indi alliance" (INDIA alliance) will be wiped out. The women, farmers there are going to uproot the Congress party," he said.

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Meanwhile, addressing the issue of examination papers being leaked out before schedule, fifth-generation Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the Telangana government is not listening to the youth on paper leak issue.

"I met the unemployed youth last evening. They told me that after putting all their efforts and money into competitive exams, they didn't get jobs due to paper leaks," Rahul Gandhi said while addressing a public meeting in Telangana's Sangareddy, about 64 km northwest of Hyderabad and over 1,500 km south of Indian capital New Delhi.&nbsp;

"The government here doesn't have time to listen to their problems. They are the future of Telangana and have been neglected by this government," he added.

<h2>India assembly elections: What all has happened so far?</h2>

In Rajasthan, the principal opposition party Indian National Congress (INC) is in power under its Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Infighting in Congress between Gehlot, and young leader Sachin Pilot has dominated the headlines; and the BJP is expecting that it has managed to reap the benefits of this infighting with the fate of 200 assembly seats now sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).&nbsp;

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In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP is in power under its Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. But here, reports of power tussle among the BJP leaders has pushed the BJP against the wall. But a divided Congress party has made the contest rather edgy.&nbsp;

In Chhattisgarh, Congress party's Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel continues to be popular but the BJP is hoping to reap the benefits of Modi's outreach to the tribal community in the resource-rich central Indian state.&nbsp;

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In the northeastern state of Mizoram, Chief Minister Zoramthanga of Mizo National Front (MNF), an ally in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, is confident his party will return to power and bag 25-35 seats in the upcoming polls for the 40-member Assembly. But Congress party has expressed optimism of replacing the MNF in the state.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity during ongoing elections in four state elections ahead of National Elections in 2024 in which the ruling party is set to seek a third consecutive term.

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity during ongoing elections in four state elections ahead of National Elections in 2024 in which the ruling party is set to seek a third consecutive term. After conclusion of voting in the western state of Rajasthan, central states Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the northeastern Mizoram state, and the southern state of Telangana will vote on November 30. The election campaign is heating up between Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (or KCR)-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi, the Indian National Congress and BJP. In the 2018 assembly election, the BRS (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi) won by a landslide, grabbing 88 out of 119 seats. The Congress, which won just 19 seats, is hoping to stage a comeback and stop KCR from a third term in office. The state of Telangana was carved out of previously united Andhra Pradesh state in 2013 at the 66th year of India's independence. The BJP has never been in power in the state of Telangana. But recently, in the municipality elections in Telangana capital Hyderabad, the BJP won 48 seats. With Modi's popularity its default mode of electoral campaign, the BJP is hoping to translate it into into a bigger success. While addressing a rally at Toopran area of Telangana, Modi said the INDIA alliance, an acronym for the Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, will be wiped out of the polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. "I have seen in the three states that "Indi alliance" (INDIA alliance) will be wiped out. The women, farmers there are going to uproot the Congress party," he said. Reached Tirupati a short while ago. Thankful for the warm welcome. pic.twitter.com/PoVn6Mp5qN — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 26, 2023 × Meanwhile, addressing the issue of examination papers being leaked out before schedule, fifth-generation Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the Telangana government is not listening to the youth on paper leak issue. "I met the unemployed youth last evening. They told me that after putting all their efforts and money into competitive exams, they didn't get jobs due to paper leaks," Rahul Gandhi said while addressing a public meeting in Telangana's Sangareddy, about 64 km northwest of Hyderabad and over 1,500 km south of Indian capital New Delhi. "The government here doesn't have time to listen to their problems. They are the future of Telangana and have been neglected by this government," he added. India assembly elections: What all has happened so far? In Rajasthan, the principal opposition party Indian National Congress (INC) is in power under its Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Infighting in Congress between Gehlot, and young leader Sachin Pilot has dominated the headlines; and the BJP is expecting that it has managed to reap the benefits of this infighting with the fate of 200 assembly seats now sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Also read | Explained: How will elections in 5 Indian states impact BJP, Congress in Lok Sabha polls? In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP is in power under its Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. But here, reports of power tussle among the BJP leaders has pushed the BJP against the wall. But a divided Congress party has made the contest rather edgy. In Chhattisgarh, Congress party's Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel continues to be popular but the BJP is hoping to reap the benefits of Modi's outreach to the tribal community in the resource-rich central Indian state. Also watch | India five-state electoral battle | WION × In the northeastern state of Mizoram, Chief Minister Zoramthanga of Mizo National Front (MNF), an ally in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, is confident his party will return to power and bag 25-35 seats in the upcoming polls for the 40-member Assembly. But Congress party has expressed optimism of replacing the MNF in the state. (With inputs from agencies)

India five-state elections: After Hindi heartland, BJP banks on PM Modi's popularity in Telangana

K Chandrasekhar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is headed towards a decisive victory in the assembly election, trends on Tuesday morning showed.

TRS president and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister KCR is leading by 9,212 votes over his nearest Congress rival Vanteru Pratap Reddy in Gajwel constituency after the fifth round of counting.

His daughter and K Kavitha said on Tuesday that there was never a doubt that the party will retain power with a huge majority.

Kavitha, a member of the Lok Sabha, said there was no anti-incumbency as the TRS government had done well on all fronts during the last four-and-a-half years.

"KCR's hard work has paid off," said Kavitha, adding that it was both welfare programmes and Telangana pride which worked for the party in this election.

Nearly all the exit polls had predicted incumbent KCR-led TRS retaining another term with a clear majority.

Legislative Assembly elections were held for the first time in Telangana on December 7 after its formation as the 2014 Assembly polls were held in undivided Andhra Pradesh.

The TRS went alone in the polls and so did the BJP.

K Chandrasekhar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is headed towards a decisive victory in the assembly election, trends on Tuesday morning showed. TRS president and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister KCR is leading by 9,212 votes over his nearest Congress rival Vanteru Pratap Reddy in Gajwel constituency after the fifth round of counting.

K Chandrasekhar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is headed towards a decisive victory in the assembly election, trends on Tuesday morning showed. TRS president and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister KCR is leading by 9,212 votes over his nearest Congress rival Vanteru Pratap Reddy in Gajwel constituency after the fifth round of counting. His daughter and K Kavitha said on Tuesday that there was never a doubt that the party will retain power with a huge majority. Kavitha, a member of the Lok Sabha, said there was no anti-incumbency as the TRS government had done well on all fronts during the last four-and-a-half years. "KCR's hard work has paid off," said Kavitha, adding that it was both welfare programmes and Telangana pride which worked for the party in this election. Nearly all the exit polls had predicted incumbent KCR-led TRS retaining another term with a clear majority. Legislative Assembly elections were held for the first time in Telangana on December 7 after its formation as the 2014 Assembly polls were held in undivided Andhra Pradesh. The TRS went alone in the polls and so did the BJP.

TRS heads towards decisive victory in Telangana

TRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao said Tuesday that "we are going to play a crucial role in national politics".&nbsp;

The TRS is set to sweep <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/assembly-election-results-2018-live-stakes-high-ahead-of-2019-general-elections-183025">the elections</a> in Telangana.&nbsp;

The Election Commission was at 5.15 in the evening saying the TRS had won (21) or was leading (67) in 88 seats in Telangana out of a total of 119 seats.&nbsp;

The TRS then is expected to comfortably form a government in the state on its own.&nbsp;

"I will actively participate in national politics," KCR said on Tuesday.&nbsp;

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"I spoke to other political parties, we are going to play a crucial role in national politics," he added.&nbsp;

TRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao said Tuesday that "we are going to play a crucial role in national politics". The TRS is set to sweep the elections in Telangana.

TRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao said Tuesday that "we are going to play a crucial role in national politics". The TRS is set to sweep the elections in Telangana. The Election Commission was at 5.15 in the evening saying the TRS had won (21) or was leading (67) in 88 seats in Telangana out of a total of 119 seats. The TRS then is expected to comfortably form a government in the state on its own. "I will actively participate in national politics," KCR said on Tuesday. TRS President and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao: I spoke to other political parties, we are going to play a crucial role in national politics. https://t.co/70izuwTQrT — ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018 × "I spoke to other political parties, we are going to play a crucial role in national politics," he added.

Ready to sweep Telangana, KCR says 'We are going to play crucial role in national politics'

Ace shuttler Jwala Gutta said she was disappointed as she could not vote in the Telangana Assembly polls after her name was allegedly missing in the voters' list.

"I had checked (name) and then only went today (to vote) and my name was missing. My point is, my father and sister's names have been missing since the time we checked online," the badminton star said in a video message on Twitter on Friday.

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She sought to know why her name was deleted as she has been residing at the same residence for the past 12 years.

If the names are deleted, the concerned persons should definitely be informed, she said.

Gutta said her mother was, however, able to vote.

Her father Kranti Gutta said that Jwala's name was found in the voters' list around one month ago.

He claimed his attempt to enrol online as a voter was not successful.

The concerned polling station is in Banjara Hills in the city, he said.

Jwala Gutta has won several medals, including in the Commonweath Games.

Ace shuttler Jwala Gutta said she was disappointed as she could not vote in the Telangana Assembly polls after her name was allegedly missing in the voters' list.

Ace shuttler Jwala Gutta said she was disappointed as she could not vote in the Telangana Assembly polls after her name was allegedly missing in the voters' list. "I had checked (name) and then only went today (to vote) and my name was missing. My point is, my father and sister's names have been missing since the time we checked online," the badminton star said in a video message on Twitter on Friday. Surprised to see my name disappear from the voting list after checking online!! #whereismyvote — Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala) December 7, 2018 × She sought to know why her name was deleted as she has been residing at the same residence for the past 12 years. If the names are deleted, the concerned persons should definitely be informed, she said. Gutta said her mother was, however, able to vote. Her father Kranti Gutta said that Jwala's name was found in the voters' list around one month ago. He claimed his attempt to enrol online as a voter was not successful. The concerned polling station is in Banjara Hills in the city, he said. Jwala Gutta has won several medals, including in the Commonweath Games.

My name missing in list, could not vote in Telangana polls: Jwala Gutta

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday exuded confidence that his party would be successful in Telangana Assembly polls.

"I am hopeful. I am fully confident that we will be successful in every seat. I hope people of Hyderabad, people of Telangana take this little difficulty, go out of homes and use their vote," he told reporters in Hyderabad.

The AIMIM has fielded candidates in eight assembly segments in Hyderabad out of the total 119 seats in the state. It is supporting TRS in other segments.

Owaisi cast his vote in Rajendranagar Assembly segment in the city on Friday.

The counting of votes would be taken up on December 11.

Assembly polls in Telangana were originally scheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls next year.

However, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved prematurely on September six following a recommendation made by the TRS government.

The ruling TRS is going alone in the polls and so does the BJP.

The Congress, TDP, CPI and Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) have formed the 'People's Front' for the election.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday exuded confidence that his party would be successful in Telangana Assembly polls.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday exuded confidence that his party would be successful in Telangana Assembly polls. "I am hopeful. I am fully confident that we will be successful in every seat. I hope people of Hyderabad, people of Telangana take this little difficulty, go out of homes and use their vote," he told reporters in Hyderabad. The AIMIM has fielded candidates in eight assembly segments in Hyderabad out of the total 119 seats in the state. It is supporting TRS in other segments. Owaisi cast his vote in Rajendranagar Assembly segment in the city on Friday. The counting of votes would be taken up on December 11. Assembly polls in Telangana were originally scheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls next year. However, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved prematurely on September six following a recommendation made by the TRS government. The ruling TRS is going alone in the polls and so does the BJP. The Congress, TDP, CPI and Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) have formed the 'People's Front' for the election.

AIMIM confident of winning all contested seats: Owaisi

On the penultimate day of campaigning for the Telangana Assembly elections, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu said that TRS is scared of the people`s mandate and are conducting bogus surveys in order to confuse them.

Asking the people of the state to "revolt" against the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Naidu said Congress and TDP have votes in their favour, while the TRS has cash bags on its side, alleged the TDP chief.

"The TRS is bound to lose the election due to its inefficient rule for four and a half years. They have done nothing for the state and so are indulging in verbal attacks against opposition parties` alliance," Naidu said while addressing a rally on Tuesday.

Naidu claimed that while his vision was the reason for the development of Hyderabad, developmental works became stagnant during the TRS` rule.

"The city which was clean and green once has now become a garbage pit,'' he said.&nbsp;

Telangana Assembly elections are due on December 7 while counting of votes will take place on December 11.&nbsp;

On the penultimate day of campaigning for the Telangana Assembly elections, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu said that TRS is scared of the people`s mandate and are conducting bogus surveys in order to confuse them.

On the penultimate day of campaigning for the Telangana Assembly elections, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu said that TRS is scared of the people`s mandate and are conducting bogus surveys in order to confuse them. Asking the people of the state to "revolt" against the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Naidu said Congress and TDP have votes in their favour, while the TRS has cash bags on its side, alleged the TDP chief. "The TRS is bound to lose the election due to its inefficient rule for four and a half years. They have done nothing for the state and so are indulging in verbal attacks against opposition parties` alliance," Naidu said while addressing a rally on Tuesday. Naidu claimed that while his vision was the reason for the development of Hyderabad, developmental works became stagnant during the TRS` rule. "The city which was clean and green once has now become a garbage pit,'' he said. Telangana Assembly elections are due on December 7 while counting of votes will take place on December 11.

TRS conducts bogus surveys as they are scared of people's mandate: Chandrababu

Mounting a blistering attack on Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the prime minister and the BJP of posing a threat to the country, claiming that they "spread hatred and anger".

Reacting to Gandhi's remark, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member GVL Narasimha Rao said, "It is the Congress that has resorted to caste and communal politics. The BJP has spoken on issues of development and people's welfare. The Congress, in its desperation to come back to the electoral race, has been appealing to caste and communal considerations."

Addressing rallies in poll-bound Telangana, Gandhi also lambasted caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, calling him "Khao Commission Rao" for alleged corruption and accusing his Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) of being the "B team" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"Wherever I go, I speak against Narendra Modi, because I know there is a threat to the country from Modi and the BJP. They spread hatred and anger," he said at a rally in Tandur.

The Congress, he asserted, would stand up to it, continue to fight against it and never compromise.

"...In 2019 (Lok Sabha polls), we will see to it that the BJP is defeated and Modi is removed," Gandhi said.

Hitting out at Rao, who is popularly called KCR, he asked the TRS chief why he supported the BJP and wanted to become the "B team" of the saffron party.

"You (KCR) have done so much of corruption that your name is changed. Today, your name KCR stands for 'Khao Commission Rao'.

"Because of this, Modi ran Telangana through a remote control. The fact is that due to your (KCR) corruption, you are not able to stand up to Modi," Gandhi alleged. 
Rao feared Modi as he indulged in corruption, Gandhi claimed, speaking at a rally in Hyderabad in the evening.

"I will tell you the reason. You listen to the speeches of KCRji. In the last five years, (he) did not hurt Narendra Modi, supported him in the Lok Sabha...KCR has indulged in corruption. Modiji has the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate. Because of corruption, KCRji fears Modi," he said.

Telangana's "remote control" was in the hands of Modi, he added.

The Congress chief said in every speech, the prime minister attacked him, made fun of him, talked about his family, but never criticised KCR, adding that the real name of KCR's party (TRS) was "T-RSS".

The TRS and the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) were actually the "B" and "C" teams of the BJP, he alleged.

Modi and the TRS had struck a "partnership" to ensure the continuation of the BJP and TRS rule at the Centre and in the state respectively, Gandhi said.

"In this election, we will break this partnership. We will defeat the TRS and the AIMIM...We will ensure the defeat of the TRS in Telangana and Modi's BJP in Delhi (in the 2019 Lok Sabha election)," he said at his first rally of the day in Gadwal.

Gandhi also accused KCR of redesigning the Rs 10,000-crore Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Scheme into a Rs 60,000-crore project to benefit his friends and family, adding that the people of the state did not get water.

"Thousands of crores of rupees went to his contractor friends and his family," he alleged.

"KCR has been redesigning one project after another in the last five years and the people have given him a new name...Every child knows his new name. It is Khao Commission Rao," the Congress chief said.

When the state was formed five years ago, people had a dream of a new Telangana and a brighter future - of "neelu" (water), "nidhulu" (funds) and "niyamakalu" (appointments) and of a "Bangaru Telangana" (Golden Telangana) - he said.

"KCR became the chief minister and only one family ruled the state...Your dreams were shattered. KCR betrayed you on (the promise of) water," he said, adding that under the TRS rule, the dream of a "Golden Telangana" had led to a "golden kutumbam" (golden family).

The Congress is contesting the Telangana Assembly polls, leading a four-party People's Front, while the TRS and the BJP are going it alone.

The 119-member Telangana Assembly will go to polls on December 7 and the results will be announced on December 11.

Mounting a blistering attack on Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the prime minister and the BJP of posing a threat to the country, claiming that they "spread hatred and anger".

Mounting a blistering attack on Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the prime minister and the BJP of posing a threat to the country, claiming that they "spread hatred and anger". Reacting to Gandhi's remark, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member GVL Narasimha Rao said, "It is the Congress that has resorted to caste and communal politics. The BJP has spoken on issues of development and people's welfare. The Congress, in its desperation to come back to the electoral race, has been appealing to caste and communal considerations." Addressing rallies in poll-bound Telangana, Gandhi also lambasted caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, calling him "Khao Commission Rao" for alleged corruption and accusing his Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) of being the "B team" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). "Wherever I go, I speak against Narendra Modi, because I know there is a threat to the country from Modi and the BJP. They spread hatred and anger," he said at a rally in Tandur. The Congress, he asserted, would stand up to it, continue to fight against it and never compromise. "...In 2019 (Lok Sabha polls), we will see to it that the BJP is defeated and Modi is removed," Gandhi said. Hitting out at Rao, who is popularly called KCR, he asked the TRS chief why he supported the BJP and wanted to become the "B team" of the saffron party. "You (KCR) have done so much of corruption that your name is changed. Today, your name KCR stands for 'Khao Commission Rao'. "Because of this, Modi ran Telangana through a remote control. The fact is that due to your (KCR) corruption, you are not able to stand up to Modi," Gandhi alleged. Rao feared Modi as he indulged in corruption, Gandhi claimed, speaking at a rally in Hyderabad in the evening. "I will tell you the reason. You listen to the speeches of KCRji. In the last five years, (he) did not hurt Narendra Modi, supported him in the Lok Sabha...KCR has indulged in corruption. Modiji has the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate. Because of corruption, KCRji fears Modi," he said. Telangana's "remote control" was in the hands of Modi, he added. The Congress chief said in every speech, the prime minister attacked him, made fun of him, talked about his family, but never criticised KCR, adding that the real name of KCR's party (TRS) was "T-RSS". The TRS and the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) were actually the "B" and "C" teams of the BJP, he alleged. Modi and the TRS had struck a "partnership" to ensure the continuation of the BJP and TRS rule at the Centre and in the state respectively, Gandhi said. "In this election, we will break this partnership. We will defeat the TRS and the AIMIM...We will ensure the defeat of the TRS in Telangana and Modi's BJP in Delhi (in the 2019 Lok Sabha election)," he said at his first rally of the day in Gadwal. Gandhi also accused KCR of redesigning the Rs 10,000-crore Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Scheme into a Rs 60,000-crore project to benefit his friends and family, adding that the people of the state did not get water. "Thousands of crores of rupees went to his contractor friends and his family," he alleged. "KCR has been redesigning one project after another in the last five years and the people have given him a new name...Every child knows his new name. It is Khao Commission Rao," the Congress chief said. When the state was formed five years ago, people had a dream of a new Telangana and a brighter future - of "neelu" (water), "nidhulu" (funds) and "niyamakalu" (appointments) and of a "Bangaru Telangana" (Golden Telangana) - he said. "KCR became the chief minister and only one family ruled the state...Your dreams were shattered. KCR betrayed you on (the promise of) water," he said, adding that under the TRS rule, the dream of a "Golden Telangana" had led to a "golden kutumbam" (golden family). The Congress is contesting the Telangana Assembly polls, leading a four-party People's Front, while the TRS and the BJP are going it alone. The 119-member Telangana Assembly will go to polls on December 7 and the results will be announced on December 11.

Modi, BJP posing threat to country, Rahul alleges in poll-bound Telangana

Muslims and the “settlers” from the coastal and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh are likely to play a crucial role in the electoral fortunes of the candidates in 24 constituencies falling under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

In the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) had won nine seats, Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) seven, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) five and Telangana’s ruling party Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) had won three seats.

The TDP and the BJP were in an alliance in 2014. For the upcoming Telangana Assembly polls, the N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP has struck an electoral pact with the Congress.

In the December 7 election, all the nine MLAs of the TDP, who had left the party subsequently, are contesting on TRS tickets.

Naidu has been campaigning vigorously in the region for the candidates of the Congress-led “Praja Kutami” or the grand alliance, also comprising the TDP, the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) and the Communist Party of India (CPI).

Naidu has also addressed poll meetings along with Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the GHMC areas, which have over 40 lakh voters.

The AIMIM, which counts the old city as its stronghold, has fielded eight candidates in the region and is supporting the TRS in the remaining seats.

The K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRS has described the AIMIM as a “friendly party” and said it would have “friendly contests” in the seats where the Owaisi-led party has fielded its nominees.

AIMIM MLC Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri said Muslims constituted 12.7 per cent of Telangana’s population and in the 24 constituencies in the GHMC areas, it was 30 per cent.

“The Congress’s tie-up with the TDP, which was a BJP ally until recently, may not gel well with the Muslim voters. Not only that, since the beginning, not many members of the minority community have voted for the TDP.

“Constituencies like Rajendranagar, Maheswaram, Serilingampalli, Kukatpally, Kutbullapur, Malkajgiri, Uppal and LB Nagar have large numbers of minority voters who certainly have a say,” he told PTI.

Most of the constituencies located in the GHMC area have a large number of people from Andhra Pradesh, also called the “settlers”, accounting for about 20 per cent of the total votes.

The TDP, which is being projected by the TRS as an “Andhra party”, is contesting in some of the key constituencies in the area such as Serilingampalli, Kukatpally and Uppal.

Naidu’s party, which largely banks on the votes of the “settlers”, has fielded party founder NT Rama Rao’s granddaughter Nandamuri Suhasini from Kukatpally.

Political analyst and former MLC Nageswar said the “settlers” would certainly play a decisive role in the electoral outcome in these seats, but they might not vote en masse for any particular party, given the “diverse social structure”.

He pointed out that the TRS had won 100 seats in the GHMC polls largely due to the votes of the “settlers”.

“They (settlers) may not vote for the TRS now, unlike the way they had done in the GHMC polls. At the same time, they may also not vote for the TDP en masse. A particular community, which has got the backing of the TDP, may vote for it, but there are other influential communities which may desist it,” Nageswar said.

Telangana will go to polls on December 7 after Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had dissolved the 119-member Assembly in September and the results will be declared on December 11.

Muslims and the “settlers” from the coastal and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh are likely to play a crucial role in the electoral fortunes of the candidates in 24 constituencies falling under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

Muslims and the “settlers” from the coastal and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh are likely to play a crucial role in the electoral fortunes of the candidates in 24 constituencies falling under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). In the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) had won nine seats, Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) seven, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) five and Telangana’s ruling party Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) had won three seats. The TDP and the BJP were in an alliance in 2014. For the upcoming Telangana Assembly polls, the N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP has struck an electoral pact with the Congress. In the December 7 election, all the nine MLAs of the TDP, who had left the party subsequently, are contesting on TRS tickets. Naidu has been campaigning vigorously in the region for the candidates of the Congress-led “Praja Kutami” or the grand alliance, also comprising the TDP, the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) and the Communist Party of India (CPI). Naidu has also addressed poll meetings along with Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the GHMC areas, which have over 40 lakh voters. The AIMIM, which counts the old city as its stronghold, has fielded eight candidates in the region and is supporting the TRS in the remaining seats. The K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRS has described the AIMIM as a “friendly party” and said it would have “friendly contests” in the seats where the Owaisi-led party has fielded its nominees. AIMIM MLC Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri said Muslims constituted 12.7 per cent of Telangana’s population and in the 24 constituencies in the GHMC areas, it was 30 per cent. “The Congress’s tie-up with the TDP, which was a BJP ally until recently, may not gel well with the Muslim voters. Not only that, since the beginning, not many members of the minority community have voted for the TDP. “Constituencies like Rajendranagar, Maheswaram, Serilingampalli, Kukatpally, Kutbullapur, Malkajgiri, Uppal and LB Nagar have large numbers of minority voters who certainly have a say,” he told PTI. Most of the constituencies located in the GHMC area have a large number of people from Andhra Pradesh, also called the “settlers”, accounting for about 20 per cent of the total votes. The TDP, which is being projected by the TRS as an “Andhra party”, is contesting in some of the key constituencies in the area such as Serilingampalli, Kukatpally and Uppal. Naidu’s party, which largely banks on the votes of the “settlers”, has fielded party founder NT Rama Rao’s granddaughter Nandamuri Suhasini from Kukatpally. Political analyst and former MLC Nageswar said the “settlers” would certainly play a decisive role in the electoral outcome in these seats, but they might not vote en masse for any particular party, given the “diverse social structure”. He pointed out that the TRS had won 100 seats in the GHMC polls largely due to the votes of the “settlers”. “They (settlers) may not vote for the TRS now, unlike the way they had done in the GHMC polls. At the same time, they may also not vote for the TDP en masse. A particular community, which has got the backing of the TDP, may vote for it, but there are other influential communities which may desist it,” Nageswar said. Telangana will go to polls on December 7 after Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had dissolved the 119-member Assembly in September and the results will be declared on December 11.

Telangana elections: ‘Settlers’ and Muslims hold the aces in battle for Hyderabad

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi launched a scathing attack on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, calling him a 'Ghulam' (slave) of the Congress party.

"I want to tell Ghulam Nabi Azad that there is a difference between him and me in implementing and talking about issues. But your problem is, while your name is Ghulam Nabi, you have been serving as a Ghulam (slave) to the Congress party your entire lifetime," he said on Thursday.

Owaisi, while addressing a rally in Vikarabad district of poll-bound Telangana, further said that during Azad's 45 years in politics, he only fought once for an Assembly seat when he was the chief minister. "After that, he fought and won the parliamentary elections in Maharashtra's Washim. Then he fought three elections and he kept on losing in every election," he added.

The legislative assembly election in Telangana is scheduled to be held on December 7, and the counting of votes will take place on December 11.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi launched a scathing attack on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, calling him a 'Ghulam' (slave) of the Congress party.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi launched a scathing attack on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, calling him a 'Ghulam' (slave) of the Congress party. "I want to tell Ghulam Nabi Azad that there is a difference between him and me in implementing and talking about issues. But your problem is, while your name is Ghulam Nabi, you have been serving as a Ghulam (slave) to the Congress party your entire lifetime," he said on Thursday. Owaisi, while addressing a rally in Vikarabad district of poll-bound Telangana, further said that during Azad's 45 years in politics, he only fought once for an Assembly seat when he was the chief minister. "After that, he fought and won the parliamentary elections in Maharashtra's Washim. Then he fought three elections and he kept on losing in every election," he added. The legislative assembly election in Telangana is scheduled to be held on December 7, and the counting of votes will take place on December 11.

Azad a 'Ghulam' of Congress: Asaduddin Owaisi in election rally in Telangana

Former Congress MP Mohammed Azharuddin was on Friday appointed working president of the party in Telangana days ahead of assembly elections in the southern state.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi also cleared some fresh appointments in the Telangana Pradesh Congress, approving the names of two vice presidents - B M Vinod Kumar and Jaffer Javed, eight new general secretaries and four secretaries in the state unit.

"Congress president Rahul Gandhi has approved the appointment of Mohammed Azharuddin, ex-MP, as working president of the Telanagana Pradesh Congress Committee," a statement from AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot said.

Azharuddin was a former captain of the Indian cricket team. His cricket career came to an abrupt end when he was implicated in the infamous match-fixing scandal in 2000 and was banned by the BCCI for life. However, the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2012 declared the life ban on him as illegal.

Azharuddin was an MP from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh in 2009, after he joined the Congress in the same year. He again unsuccessfully contested the 2014 election from Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency in 2014.

The former cricketer, who hails from Hyderabad, is seeking to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Secunderabad constituency in Telangana.

Telangana goes to polls on December 7 and the Congress has forged an alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the state to oust the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Government of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS).

The Congress chief also appointed former Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit as Secretary of AICC and attached him to the AICC Civic and Social Outreach Congress.

Dikshit is the son of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit and has been an MP from the Delhi East constituency earlier.

The party chief also appointed Lingaraju as president of Karnataka Pradesh Fishermen Congress.

Among those appointed new general secretaries of Telanagana Pradesh Congress are Jagadeeshwara Rao, Nagesh Mudiraj, T Narsa Reddy, Manavatha Roy, Faheem, Kailash, Laxma Reddy and Krishank.

The new secretaries of TPCC are Durgam Bhaskar, Daruvu Ellanna, Vijay Kumar and Bala Laxmi.

Former Congress MP Mohammed Azharuddin was on Friday appointed working president of the party in Telangana days ahead of assembly elections in the southern state.

Former Congress MP Mohammed Azharuddin was on Friday appointed working president of the party in Telangana days ahead of assembly elections in the southern state. Congress president Rahul Gandhi also cleared some fresh appointments in the Telangana Pradesh Congress, approving the names of two vice presidents - B M Vinod Kumar and Jaffer Javed, eight new general secretaries and four secretaries in the state unit. "Congress president Rahul Gandhi has approved the appointment of Mohammed Azharuddin, ex-MP, as working president of the Telanagana Pradesh Congress Committee," a statement from AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot said. Azharuddin was a former captain of the Indian cricket team. His cricket career came to an abrupt end when he was implicated in the infamous match-fixing scandal in 2000 and was banned by the BCCI for life. However, the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2012 declared the life ban on him as illegal. Azharuddin was an MP from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh in 2009, after he joined the Congress in the same year. He again unsuccessfully contested the 2014 election from Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency in 2014. The former cricketer, who hails from Hyderabad, is seeking to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Secunderabad constituency in Telangana. Telangana goes to polls on December 7 and the Congress has forged an alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the state to oust the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Government of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS). The Congress chief also appointed former Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit as Secretary of AICC and attached him to the AICC Civic and Social Outreach Congress. Dikshit is the son of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit and has been an MP from the Delhi East constituency earlier. The party chief also appointed Lingaraju as president of Karnataka Pradesh Fishermen Congress. Among those appointed new general secretaries of Telanagana Pradesh Congress are Jagadeeshwara Rao, Nagesh Mudiraj, T Narsa Reddy, Manavatha Roy, Faheem, Kailash, Laxma Reddy and Krishank. The new secretaries of TPCC are Durgam Bhaskar, Daruvu Ellanna, Vijay Kumar and Bala Laxmi.

Azharuddin named Telangana Congress working president days before Assembly polls

Telangana's Kawal Tiger Reserve is nowadays getting new kind of visitors, not the typical nature-loving tourists, as assembly election candidates of different political parties are thronging this place to woo tribal voters settled deep inside the Jannaram forest here.

The 42nd tiger reserve zone in India, located over 250 km away from the state capital Hyderabad, falls under the Khanapur assembly constituency which has 1.83 lakh electorate and is reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.

Spread over 893 km, the reserve is one of the richest teak forests in the state and is home to animals like tiger, cheetal, sambar, nilgai, barking deer, chowsingha, and sloth bear, as also various species of birds and reptiles.

"Campaiging is not easy in jungle," said Thodasam Nagorao, who is contesting from little-know Prem Janata Dal party, as he got down from a Safari car that got struck in the forest and he had to walk to reach the Dongapalli village in Jannaram mandal.

He said reaching 'Lambada' tribes is relatively easy in Khanapur as they have come out of the forest area and are doing other works, but the 'Gondus' adivasis continue to stay in secluded areas deep inside the jungle.

After delimitation, Jannaram now falls in Khanapur assembly constituency.

With the election campaign peaking, candidates from different parties including the TRS, BJP and Congress are begun frequently visiting these areas with promises to do better work if they come to power.

But adivasis in Dongapalli and other villages appear to be disenchanted with what they call "false promises" made by the present government.

"We are not getting Rs 4,000 per acre incentive from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government under the Rythu Bandhu scheme because we don't have title deeds for our forest land," said a tribal woman, Rekha Nayak.

She wants the government to give title deeds for the land parcel she owns to avail benefits like other farmers.

"Our land issues have not been solved yet. But the TRS has done some good work and that we cannot deny," Malyala gram panchayat ex-sarpanch Manik Rao said.

Senior tribal citizens are getting a pension of Rs 1,000 per month and those who have title deeds of forest area are getting Rs 4,000 per acre for two crop seasons under the Rythu Bandhu scheme, he added.

The tribals are keen to come out of the forest life if the government gives them house and the similar land parcels that they own.

Another tribal woman, who makes cane-based products using bamboo from the forests, had a different problem to share.

"We received a free cooking gas cylinder from the government but we are unable to refill as prices have shot up to Rs 1,070 per cyclinder," she said.

As a result, most tribal women have gone back to old ways of using dead wood logs found in the forest for cooking purpose.

A forest department driver D Ashok said, "They have refilled their cylinder only once so far. Normally, the entire village collects the empty cylinders for refilling at a time."

Some need to hire a vehicle and travel 60 km to get the refill and the transportation charges adds to their burden, he said, showing empty cylinders outside a tribal family's house.

According to Ashok, there is no grocery store in the village and adivasis have to travel 6-8 km to buy daily-use items and it becomes more difficult in rainy season to step out of the forest.

Outsiders are not allowed to visit these adivasi settlements without permission in order to check wood felling and smuggling, he added.

As per the state government data, there are more than 26 lakh tribals in Telangana. Besides dominant tribal groups of Lambadas and Gonds, other tribes include Koya, Yerukala and Pradhan.

For this state assembly election scheduled for December 7, a polling booth is being set up in their village for the first time.

"The polling booth will be set up here for the first time," the ex-sarpanch said pointing out at the gram panchayat office in the village.

Two independents and 10 party candidates are trying their luck from Khanapur. These include Ajmeera Rekha from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Ashok Satla (BJP), Ramesh Rathod (Congress), Ajmera Hair Naik (BSP) and Thodasam Bhim Rao (CPI-M).

TRS' Ajmeera Rekha defeated Telugu Desam Party's Rathod Ritesh in the 2014 assembly election by a margin of 38,000 votes.

Telangana's Kawal Tiger Reserve is nowadays getting new kind of visitors, not the typical nature-loving tourists, as assembly election candidates of different political parties are thronging this place to woo tribal voters settled deep inside the Jannaram forest here.

Telangana's Kawal Tiger Reserve is nowadays getting new kind of visitors, not the typical nature-loving tourists, as assembly election candidates of different political parties are thronging this place to woo tribal voters settled deep inside the Jannaram forest here. The 42nd tiger reserve zone in India, located over 250 km away from the state capital Hyderabad, falls under the Khanapur assembly constituency which has 1.83 lakh electorate and is reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. Spread over 893 km, the reserve is one of the richest teak forests in the state and is home to animals like tiger, cheetal, sambar, nilgai, barking deer, chowsingha, and sloth bear, as also various species of birds and reptiles. "Campaiging is not easy in jungle," said Thodasam Nagorao, who is contesting from little-know Prem Janata Dal party, as he got down from a Safari car that got struck in the forest and he had to walk to reach the Dongapalli village in Jannaram mandal. He said reaching 'Lambada' tribes is relatively easy in Khanapur as they have come out of the forest area and are doing other works, but the 'Gondus' adivasis continue to stay in secluded areas deep inside the jungle. After delimitation, Jannaram now falls in Khanapur assembly constituency. With the election campaign peaking, candidates from different parties including the TRS, BJP and Congress are begun frequently visiting these areas with promises to do better work if they come to power. But adivasis in Dongapalli and other villages appear to be disenchanted with what they call "false promises" made by the present government. "We are not getting Rs 4,000 per acre incentive from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government under the Rythu Bandhu scheme because we don't have title deeds for our forest land," said a tribal woman, Rekha Nayak. She wants the government to give title deeds for the land parcel she owns to avail benefits like other farmers. "Our land issues have not been solved yet. But the TRS has done some good work and that we cannot deny," Malyala gram panchayat ex-sarpanch Manik Rao said. Senior tribal citizens are getting a pension of Rs 1,000 per month and those who have title deeds of forest area are getting Rs 4,000 per acre for two crop seasons under the Rythu Bandhu scheme, he added. The tribals are keen to come out of the forest life if the government gives them house and the similar land parcels that they own. Another tribal woman, who makes cane-based products using bamboo from the forests, had a different problem to share. "We received a free cooking gas cylinder from the government but we are unable to refill as prices have shot up to Rs 1,070 per cyclinder," she said. As a result, most tribal women have gone back to old ways of using dead wood logs found in the forest for cooking purpose. A forest department driver D Ashok said, "They have refilled their cylinder only once so far. Normally, the entire village collects the empty cylinders for refilling at a time." Some need to hire a vehicle and travel 60 km to get the refill and the transportation charges adds to their burden, he said, showing empty cylinders outside a tribal family's house. According to Ashok, there is no grocery store in the village and adivasis have to travel 6-8 km to buy daily-use items and it becomes more difficult in rainy season to step out of the forest. Outsiders are not allowed to visit these adivasi settlements without permission in order to check wood felling and smuggling, he added. As per the state government data, there are more than 26 lakh tribals in Telangana. Besides dominant tribal groups of Lambadas and Gonds, other tribes include Koya, Yerukala and Pradhan. For this state assembly election scheduled for December 7, a polling booth is being set up in their village for the first time. "The polling booth will be set up here for the first time," the ex-sarpanch said pointing out at the gram panchayat office in the village. Two independents and 10 party candidates are trying their luck from Khanapur. These include Ajmeera Rekha from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Ashok Satla (BJP), Ramesh Rathod (Congress), Ajmera Hair Naik (BSP) and Thodasam Bhim Rao (CPI-M). TRS' Ajmeera Rekha defeated Telugu Desam Party's Rathod Ritesh in the 2014 assembly election by a margin of 38,000 votes.

Telangana polls: Leaders throng Kawal Tiger Reserve to woo tribal voters

Justifying the move to join hands with the Congress, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday said they had no ideological differences with the Rahul Gandhi-led party.

Naidu, who shared the dais with Gandhi in a couple of meetings Wednesday as part of a poll campaign for People's Front candidates in the state, said there was a democratic compulsion for non-BJP parties to come on a single platform.

"Politically, we (TDP and Congress) are different. The Telugu Desam Party, from the beginning has been fighting against the Congress and that is a reality. Ideologically we do not have any differences. Ideologically, we have differences with the BJP," he told reporters in Hyderabad.

"But today there is a democratic compulsion. That's why there is a necessity to fight against the BJP to save the Constitution and also save institutions," he said when asked about the decades-old differences with Congress.

The Congress had roped in the TDP, CPI and M Kodandaram-led Telangana Jana Samithi to form the People's Front to take on the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti in the December 7 Assembly polls.

He said the BJP had no chance of winning any of the five states which were under various stages of the election process.

According to him, the BJP could manage to win only four or five Lok Sabha bypolls in the last 20-odd ones.

"(Prime Minister Narendra) Modi disappointed the nation. People trusted him so much and they also had so much faith in him. But he disappointed the nation. Everybody is living under pressure and tension. It is very bad for the nation that they are misusing institutions like CBI, ED and Income Tax," he claimed.

On the proposed meeting of non-BJP parties on December 10, Naidu said there would not be any formal invitation to any party.

On being asked who would lead the anti-BJP coalition, he said, "Who is Narendra Modi? Till 2014 he was just a chief minister. He was able to lead (his party to a win). Now there are efficient people and able administrators. They will lead. We will bring a consensus on that. I am not in the race for prime ministership... I've told many times. I am not expecting any position or any incentive out of this initiative."

He said the People's Front was going to win and form government in Telangana.

Justifying the move to join hands with the Congress, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday said they had no ideological differences with the Rahul Gandhi-led party.

Justifying the move to join hands with the Congress, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday said they had no ideological differences with the Rahul Gandhi-led party. Naidu, who shared the dais with Gandhi in a couple of meetings Wednesday as part of a poll campaign for People's Front candidates in the state, said there was a democratic compulsion for non-BJP parties to come on a single platform. "Politically, we (TDP and Congress) are different. The Telugu Desam Party, from the beginning has been fighting against the Congress and that is a reality. Ideologically we do not have any differences. Ideologically, we have differences with the BJP," he told reporters in Hyderabad. "But today there is a democratic compulsion. That's why there is a necessity to fight against the BJP to save the Constitution and also save institutions," he said when asked about the decades-old differences with Congress. The Congress had roped in the TDP, CPI and M Kodandaram-led Telangana Jana Samithi to form the People's Front to take on the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti in the December 7 Assembly polls. He said the BJP had no chance of winning any of the five states which were under various stages of the election process. According to him, the BJP could manage to win only four or five Lok Sabha bypolls in the last 20-odd ones. "(Prime Minister Narendra) Modi disappointed the nation. People trusted him so much and they also had so much faith in him. But he disappointed the nation. Everybody is living under pressure and tension. It is very bad for the nation that they are misusing institutions like CBI, ED and Income Tax," he claimed. On the proposed meeting of non-BJP parties on December 10, Naidu said there would not be any formal invitation to any party. On being asked who would lead the anti-BJP coalition, he said, "Who is Narendra Modi? Till 2014 he was just a chief minister. He was able to lead (his party to a win). Now there are efficient people and able administrators. They will lead. We will bring a consensus on that. I am not in the race for prime ministership... I've told many times. I am not expecting any position or any incentive out of this initiative." He said the People's Front was going to win and form government in Telangana.

No ideological differences with Congress: Chandrababu Naidu

Farm loan waiver up to Rs two lakh, free laptops to degree students, regulation of liquor sale and free distribution of cows to one lakh people every year are some of the main promises in the BJP's manifesto for the December 7 Telangana Assembly polls.

The manifesto, released on Thursday by state BJP president K Laxman, also promised a legislation to prevent "forcible religious conversions" made by offering money and other inducements.

Steps would be take to send back Rohingyas and those who "illegally entered" from Bangladesh, it said.

It also promised free distribution of quality seeds and free bore or well or a pumpset to every farmer.

Alongside free laptops to degree students, the manifesto said girl students from seventh standard to 10th standard will get free cycles. Girl students of degree and above courses will get 'scooties' (two-wheelers) with 50 per cent subsidy.

It also promised free houses to all eligible poor by 2022. Financial assistance of Rs 5,000 per month would be paid towards rent till the construction of such houses, it said.

In addition to implementation of the NDA government's 'Ayushman Bharat' health scheme, the manifesto promised steps to set up generic medicine centres in every mandal (administrative unit).

The unemployed youth will get unemployment dole of Rs 3,116 per month.

For welfare of women, the manifesto promised provision of Rs one lakh and one 'tola' (about 12 grams) gold to poor women at the time of marriage under 'Sowbhagya Laxmi' scheme.

The manifesto also promised subsidy to senior citizens for visiting Kailash Mansarovar, Kashi and Puri.

Cows would be distributed free of cost every year at the time of festivals and other celebrations, the manifesto said.

The party promised allocation of Rs 100 crore to a 'linguistic board' proposed to be set up for the welfare of speakers of Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya and Hindi speaking living in the state.

It also assured doing away with the surcharge currently being collected (by state-run Road Transport Corporation) for bus travel during festivals.

Asserting that BJP would not see liquor sales as a source of revenue, the party promised regulation of sale of liquor. Restrictions would be imposed on the timings for its sale.

For law and order, surveillance cameras would be installed at vital places in large numbers across the state.

The backward classes corporation would be allocated Rs 5,000 crore annually, the manifesto said.

For the welfare of minorities, the manifesto promised effective implementation of central schemes, including 'Seekho aur Kamao', 'Naya Manzil', 'Pado Pardesh' and 'Naya Roshni'.

The lands of Waqf board would be protected. Computer training and skill development would also be offered in Madrassas, it promised.

Farm loan waiver up to Rs two lakh, free laptops to degree students, regulation of liquor sale and free distribution of cows to one lakh people every year are some of the main promises in the BJP's manifesto for the December 7 Telangana Assembly polls.

Farm loan waiver up to Rs two lakh, free laptops to degree students, regulation of liquor sale and free distribution of cows to one lakh people every year are some of the main promises in the BJP's manifesto for the December 7 Telangana Assembly polls. The manifesto, released on Thursday by state BJP president K Laxman, also promised a legislation to prevent "forcible religious conversions" made by offering money and other inducements. Steps would be take to send back Rohingyas and those who "illegally entered" from Bangladesh, it said. It also promised free distribution of quality seeds and free bore or well or a pumpset to every farmer. Alongside free laptops to degree students, the manifesto said girl students from seventh standard to 10th standard will get free cycles. Girl students of degree and above courses will get 'scooties' (two-wheelers) with 50 per cent subsidy. It also promised free houses to all eligible poor by 2022. Financial assistance of Rs 5,000 per month would be paid towards rent till the construction of such houses, it said. In addition to implementation of the NDA government's 'Ayushman Bharat' health scheme, the manifesto promised steps to set up generic medicine centres in every mandal (administrative unit). The unemployed youth will get unemployment dole of Rs 3,116 per month. For welfare of women, the manifesto promised provision of Rs one lakh and one 'tola' (about 12 grams) gold to poor women at the time of marriage under 'Sowbhagya Laxmi' scheme. The manifesto also promised subsidy to senior citizens for visiting Kailash Mansarovar, Kashi and Puri. Cows would be distributed free of cost every year at the time of festivals and other celebrations, the manifesto said. The party promised allocation of Rs 100 crore to a 'linguistic board' proposed to be set up for the welfare of speakers of Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya and Hindi speaking living in the state. It also assured doing away with the surcharge currently being collected (by state-run Road Transport Corporation) for bus travel during festivals. Asserting that BJP would not see liquor sales as a source of revenue, the party promised regulation of sale of liquor. Restrictions would be imposed on the timings for its sale. For law and order, surveillance cameras would be installed at vital places in large numbers across the state. The backward classes corporation would be allocated Rs 5,000 crore annually, the manifesto said. For the welfare of minorities, the manifesto promised effective implementation of central schemes, including 'Seekho aur Kamao', 'Naya Manzil', 'Pado Pardesh' and 'Naya Roshni'. The lands of Waqf board would be protected. Computer training and skill development would also be offered in Madrassas, it promised.

BJP promises free distribution of cows to 1 lakh people every year in manifesto for Telangana polls

Chandramukhi, a transwoman who is contesting Telangana Assembly elections, has been traced after she went missing on earlier this week.

"Chandramukhi had gone missing on Tuesday and after receiving a complaint, we registered a missing case and took up the investigation. Chandramukhi's moments were closely monitored before she went missing; we found her whereabouts and made her come back to the police station," said KS Rao, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Banjara Hills Police Station.

Rao further said that Chandramukhi will be produced in the high court as her mother has filed a writ petition. "However, she is yet to reveal what has exactly happened," he added.

The 30-year-old is contesting the assembly elections from Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad as Bahujan Left Front candidate.

R Govinda Reddy, the Station House Officer (SHO) at Banjara Hills Police Station, said, "Chadramukhi arrived at the police station during the late hours of Wednesday along with her lawyer. However, she refused to give any statement."

Earlier in the week, the transgender community had approached the police to file a missing complaint after which Chandramukhi turned up at the Banjara Hills Police Station along with her lawyer late on Wednesday. On November 21, Chandramukhi filed nomination to contest polls against Raja Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The Telangana Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held on December 7 to elect members from 119 constituencies. The counting of votes will take place on December 11.

Chandramukhi, a transwoman who is contesting Telangana Assembly elections, has been traced after she went missing on earlier this week. "Chandramukhi had gone missing on Tuesday and after receiving a complaint, we registered a missing case and took up the investigation.

Chandramukhi, a transwoman who is contesting Telangana Assembly elections, has been traced after she went missing on earlier this week. "Chandramukhi had gone missing on Tuesday and after receiving a complaint, we registered a missing case and took up the investigation. Chandramukhi's moments were closely monitored before she went missing; we found her whereabouts and made her come back to the police station," said KS Rao, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Banjara Hills Police Station. Rao further said that Chandramukhi will be produced in the high court as her mother has filed a writ petition. "However, she is yet to reveal what has exactly happened," he added. The 30-year-old is contesting the assembly elections from Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad as Bahujan Left Front candidate. R Govinda Reddy, the Station House Officer (SHO) at Banjara Hills Police Station, said, "Chadramukhi arrived at the police station during the late hours of Wednesday along with her lawyer. However, she refused to give any statement." Earlier in the week, the transgender community had approached the police to file a missing complaint after which Chandramukhi turned up at the Banjara Hills Police Station along with her lawyer late on Wednesday. On November 21, Chandramukhi filed nomination to contest polls against Raja Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Telangana Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held on December 7 to elect members from 119 constituencies. The counting of votes will take place on December 11.

'Missing' Telangana transwoman candidate Chandramukhi found

As the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) makes a determined bid to retain power in Telangana, party leader K T Rama Rao expressed confidence people will cast "decisive votes" in its favour in the upcoming assembly polls, asserting that his father and interim chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao is enough to neutralise any anti-incumbency sentiment against the party.

Claiming that people in the country's newest state that took birth in 2014 are aware of the TRS government's developmental work, Rao said the party is banking on his father and his vision to come to power again, hoping to get 100 seats in the 119-member house.

Popularly known as KTR, the 42-year-old is contesting for the third time from Sircilla constituency, 140 km from Hyderabad, in the December 7 assembly polls. He won with over 53,000 votes against a Congress candidate in the 2014 assembly elections.

In an exclusive interview to PTI, Rao said, "People realise that this is the election where KCR (as the chief minister is popularly known as) gets elected as chief minister. For that to happen, they have to vote for MLAs. Whatever anti-incumbency or dissatisfaction that could be against incumbent MLAs, that will be eclipsed by KCR."

He said the Opposition has been pointing out "blemishes" in the TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti) manifesto, but the people have to decide finally.

"You can look at the moon and point out the brightness it exudes. You can also point out the small blemishes the moon has. So, the Opposition always has to point out the blemishes in our manifesto and those promises that our party has not fulfilled," Rao added.

Exuding confidence that people will cast "decisive votes", Rao who is one of the most popular faces in the state and a potential successor of K Chandrashekar Rao, said let people judge TRS' performance and cast their vote.

He said the party has laid a strong foundation in the state, but admitted there were some issues in implementing all its promises.

"There are going to be issues. But we already have a foot in the elections and we are going on polls on December 7. Let them (Opposition) give their agenda and we will give ours. Let people decide. We believe we played a strong foundation," he said.

Asked if the TRS was depending on KCR's image to retain power, Rao said, "We are banking on good governance by KCR. We are banking on pro-poor policies of TRS. We are banking on a combination of welfare and development which never been seen in any state."

On former finance minister P Chidambaram's allegation that Telangana chief minister has failed to deliver the goods and left behind Rs 2.20 lakh crore debt on the people, Rao said, "Mr Chidambaram being a learned man should not mislead people. We do not need Chidambaram's certificate. We don't need Congress party's certificate. We need certificate from the people."

The state debt-to-GDP ratio is 22 per cent that is lower than the country's average and than that of many other states, he added.

Rao also rejected suggestions that there is a power tussle within the family and said his father will be the chief minister for the next 10-15 years.

On the party's promise of offering 1 lakh government jobs, the TRS leader said, "We have filled 38,000 posts. Let me remind you, this is the highest number any government has filled in the past. The previous government has filled on an average 9,000 jobs annually."

He further said the 'Rythu Bandhu Scheme' was a revolutionary scheme lauded by the UN as well as renowned farm scientist M S Swaminathan and chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian but the Opposition was finding "loopholes".

"I pity their intellectual bankruptcy. ...These jokers (Congress and TDP) who ruled us for 70 years could not conceive a programme like this," he said.

The TRS leader further said the party has turned a power-deficit state into a power-surplus state, irrigation projects are near 90 per cent completion and the state government has brought 38 lakh hectares under irrigation.

Stating that farmers' suicides are declining rapidly in the state, Rao said, "Union Minister of State for Agriculture Purshottam Rupala has said it on record on the floor of Parliament that 1,500 or 1,600, subject to correction, farmers suicides have come down by 54 per cent last year to 645. We also want to see a situation in Telangana that there are zero farmers' suicides."

Asked about the Opposition's allegation that the TRS was becoming a party of Reddy community as half of the candidates fielded by it belong to that caste, Rao said these are baseless allegations.

"We do not divide communities in Telangana based on caste, creed or religion," he added.

As the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) makes a determined bid to retain power in Telangana, party leader K T Rama Rao expressed confidence people will cast "decisive votes" in its favour in the upcoming assembly polls, asserting that his father and interim chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao is enough to neutralise any anti-incumbency sentiment against the party.

As the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) makes a determined bid to retain power in Telangana, party leader K T Rama Rao expressed confidence people will cast "decisive votes" in its favour in the upcoming assembly polls, asserting that his father and interim chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao is enough to neutralise any anti-incumbency sentiment against the party. Claiming that people in the country's newest state that took birth in 2014 are aware of the TRS government's developmental work, Rao said the party is banking on his father and his vision to come to power again, hoping to get 100 seats in the 119-member house. Popularly known as KTR, the 42-year-old is contesting for the third time from Sircilla constituency, 140 km from Hyderabad, in the December 7 assembly polls. He won with over 53,000 votes against a Congress candidate in the 2014 assembly elections. In an exclusive interview to PTI, Rao said, "People realise that this is the election where KCR (as the chief minister is popularly known as) gets elected as chief minister. For that to happen, they have to vote for MLAs. Whatever anti-incumbency or dissatisfaction that could be against incumbent MLAs, that will be eclipsed by KCR." He said the Opposition has been pointing out "blemishes" in the TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti) manifesto, but the people have to decide finally. "You can look at the moon and point out the brightness it exudes. You can also point out the small blemishes the moon has. So, the Opposition always has to point out the blemishes in our manifesto and those promises that our party has not fulfilled," Rao added. Exuding confidence that people will cast "decisive votes", Rao who is one of the most popular faces in the state and a potential successor of K Chandrashekar Rao, said let people judge TRS' performance and cast their vote. He said the party has laid a strong foundation in the state, but admitted there were some issues in implementing all its promises. "There are going to be issues. But we already have a foot in the elections and we are going on polls on December 7. Let them (Opposition) give their agenda and we will give ours. Let people decide. We believe we played a strong foundation," he said. Asked if the TRS was depending on KCR's image to retain power, Rao said, "We are banking on good governance by KCR. We are banking on pro-poor policies of TRS. We are banking on a combination of welfare and development which never been seen in any state." On former finance minister P Chidambaram's allegation that Telangana chief minister has failed to deliver the goods and left behind Rs 2.20 lakh crore debt on the people, Rao said, "Mr Chidambaram being a learned man should not mislead people. We do not need Chidambaram's certificate. We don't need Congress party's certificate. We need certificate from the people." The state debt-to-GDP ratio is 22 per cent that is lower than the country's average and than that of many other states, he added. Rao also rejected suggestions that there is a power tussle within the family and said his father will be the chief minister for the next 10-15 years. On the party's promise of offering 1 lakh government jobs, the TRS leader said, "We have filled 38,000 posts. Let me remind you, this is the highest number any government has filled in the past. The previous government has filled on an average 9,000 jobs annually." He further said the 'Rythu Bandhu Scheme' was a revolutionary scheme lauded by the UN as well as renowned farm scientist M S Swaminathan and chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian but the Opposition was finding "loopholes". "I pity their intellectual bankruptcy. ...These jokers (Congress and TDP) who ruled us for 70 years could not conceive a programme like this," he said. The TRS leader further said the party has turned a power-deficit state into a power-surplus state, irrigation projects are near 90 per cent completion and the state government has brought 38 lakh hectares under irrigation. Stating that farmers' suicides are declining rapidly in the state, Rao said, "Union Minister of State for Agriculture Purshottam Rupala has said it on record on the floor of Parliament that 1,500 or 1,600, subject to correction, farmers suicides have come down by 54 per cent last year to 645. We also want to see a situation in Telangana that there are zero farmers' suicides." Asked about the Opposition's allegation that the TRS was becoming a party of Reddy community as half of the candidates fielded by it belong to that caste, Rao said these are baseless allegations. "We do not divide communities in Telangana based on caste, creed or religion," he added.

People will cast 'decisive' vote in favour of TRS to retain power in Telangana, says KCR's son

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was walking the Congress path and that he thinks he can win the elections without doing any work.&nbsp;

Modi was speaking at an election rally in Telanagana. The state goes to the polls on December 7.&nbsp;

"The Chief Minister of this state is walking on Congress' path. He thinks that if Congress can win elections without doing anything, he too can do it. But he must know that youth of the state are aware of the ground realities," Modi said.&nbsp;

Modi added that KCR says he will turn Nizamabad into London "but look at the condition of this region".&nbsp;

He then said that "the region lacks development"&nbsp;

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Modi went on to say that KCR learnt his politics from the Congress.&nbsp;

"He learnt from them and destroyed Telangana," Modi said. Adding that if the Congress now comes to power, "they’ll do 100 times more destruction".&nbsp;

And he accused both the Congress and KCR's TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) of believing in dynastic politics.&nbsp;

"They are two sides of same coin. Both parties appease the minority, both parties believe in vote-bank politics, none of them have internal democracy," Modi said.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was walking the Congress path and that he thinks he can win the elections without doing any work.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was walking the Congress path and that he thinks he can win the elections without doing any work. Modi was speaking at an election rally in Telanagana. The state goes to the polls on December 7. "The Chief Minister of this state is walking on Congress' path. He thinks that if Congress can win elections without doing anything, he too can do it. But he must know that youth of the state are aware of the ground realities," Modi said. Modi added that KCR says he will turn Nizamabad into London "but look at the condition of this region". He then said that "the region lacks development" Those who believe in development, in forming a new Telangana,a new India, are placing their trust in BJP to take nation forward.Telangana was formed after several yrs' struggle&sacrifices of youth.State govt doesn't have right to destroy that sacrifice: PM in Nizamabad #Telangana pic.twitter.com/DOUYMfd9r1 — ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2018 × The Chief Minister of this state is walking on Congress' path. He thinks that if Congress can win elections without doing anything, he too can do it. But he must know that youth of the state are aware of the ground realities: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nizamabad #Telangana pic.twitter.com/FKJauKqDXX — ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2018 × Modi went on to say that KCR learnt his politics from the Congress. "He learnt from them and destroyed Telangana," Modi said. Adding that if the Congress now comes to power, "they’ll do 100 times more destruction". And he accused both the Congress and KCR's TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) of believing in dynastic politics. "They are two sides of same coin. Both parties appease the minority, both parties believe in vote-bank politics, none of them have internal democracy," Modi said.

KCR walking Congress path, thinks he can win elections without doing any work: Modi in Telanagana 

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday tore into Telangana's TRS government, saying it neglected minorities, women, students with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao working only for himself and those close to him.

Development expected after Telangana's formation has not happened under TRS, she further said.

CM&nbsp;Rao cared only for himself and his own people leaving the child (Telangana) to suffer, she told an election rally at Medchal near in Telangana.

''Mothers know how important it is to look after a newborn baby. It is unfortunate that after the birth of Telangana, your responsibility fell into the hands of those who cared for themselves, but not for you,'' she said.

The UPA chairperson said that Congress is committed to special category status for Andhra Pradesh.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who also addressed the rally, said the TRS rule in Telangana was all set to end.

Only one man ran Telangana for five years; did everything to benefit his family, said, Rahul. &nbsp;

''When people of Telangana dreamed of forming the state, it was Sonia Gandhi Ji who stood by the people. If Telangana was formed, it was the public who formed it with their sweat and blood. Sonia Gandhi Ji also had a hand in its formation,'' added Rahul.&nbsp;

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday tore into Telangana's TRS government, saying it neglected minorities, women, students with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao working only for himself and those close to him.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday tore into Telangana's TRS government, saying it neglected minorities, women, students with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao working only for himself and those close to him. Development expected after Telangana's formation has not happened under TRS, she further said. CM Rao cared only for himself and his own people leaving the child (Telangana) to suffer, she told an election rally at Medchal near in Telangana. ''Mothers know how important it is to look after a newborn baby. It is unfortunate that after the birth of Telangana, your responsibility fell into the hands of those who cared for themselves, but not for you,'' she said. The UPA chairperson said that Congress is committed to special category status for Andhra Pradesh. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who also addressed the rally, said the TRS rule in Telangana was all set to end. Only one man ran Telangana for five years; did everything to benefit his family, said, Rahul. ''When people of Telangana dreamed of forming the state, it was Sonia Gandhi Ji who stood by the people. If Telangana was formed, it was the public who formed it with their sweat and blood. Sonia Gandhi Ji also had a hand in its formation,'' added Rahul.

Sonia, Rahul slam TRS president Chandrasekhar Rao in his home turf

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president and state's caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has said that if the Congress comes to power, the state will go blind.

Talking about providing electricity to Siddipet district, Rao said during a public address, "Telangana state ranked number one in all the sectors. In the next two years, train will come to Siddipet. The TRS has set up a Medical College in Siddipet district. It has announced that 24-hour electricity would be given at free of cost to the farmers. But if the Congress comes in power, the state will become blind."

He further said that food processing units will be set up in each constituency and their responsibilities will be handed over to women unions.

"Passbook for the farmers will be given by the officers at their houses. From next year Rs 10, 000 will be given to the farmers for one acre of land. Crops cultivated by farmers will be bought through women's unions in villages. Food processing units will be set up in each constituency and their responsibilities will be handed over to women unions. We are working without corruption," KCR said.

He also announced that his government will soon come up with a new scheme for the farmers. "The actual problem for farmers is the cost of the crop. A wonderful scheme has been created for it and will be implemented in the coming days," Rao said.

The Telangana Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on December 7 to elect members from 119 constituencies. The counting of votes will take place on December 11.

The Telangana State Assembly was dissolved prematurely in September on the recommendation of the ruling KCR-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government.

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president and state's caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has said that if the Congress comes to power, the state will go blind.

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president and state's caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has said that if the Congress comes to power, the state will go blind. Talking about providing electricity to Siddipet district, Rao said during a public address, "Telangana state ranked number one in all the sectors. In the next two years, train will come to Siddipet. The TRS has set up a Medical College in Siddipet district. It has announced that 24-hour electricity would be given at free of cost to the farmers. But if the Congress comes in power, the state will become blind." He further said that food processing units will be set up in each constituency and their responsibilities will be handed over to women unions. "Passbook for the farmers will be given by the officers at their houses. From next year Rs 10, 000 will be given to the farmers for one acre of land. Crops cultivated by farmers will be bought through women's unions in villages. Food processing units will be set up in each constituency and their responsibilities will be handed over to women unions. We are working without corruption," KCR said. He also announced that his government will soon come up with a new scheme for the farmers. "The actual problem for farmers is the cost of the crop. A wonderful scheme has been created for it and will be implemented in the coming days," Rao said. The Telangana Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on December 7 to elect members from 119 constituencies. The counting of votes will take place on December 11. The Telangana State Assembly was dissolved prematurely in September on the recommendation of the ruling KCR-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government.

Telangana will become blind if Congress comes to power: KCR

The Election Commission has served notices to five politicians in the state after receiving various complaints against them for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct.

Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said that notices have been issued to Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao, Congress leader Revanth Reddy, Telugu Desam Party leader Vanteru Pratap Reddy, and his fellow party leader Revuri Prakash Reddy.

"We have also received a complaint against Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Uttam Kumar Reddy for speaking at a religious meeting. We have also sent a notice to him. We have asked them to file their replies," he said.

He further informed that they have also received a complaint against former MLA and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) candidate Gangula Kamalakar for threatening a BJP leader and added that they are examining the complaints and will take action accordingly.

Telangana CEO said that around 32,796 polling stations have been created for the convenience of the voters. As many as 48,000 police personnel will be deployed on the polling day for security purposes. Apart from the police force, 279 companies of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMF) will also be deployed for the polls, Rajat Kumar said.Since the Model Code of Conduct was imposed in the state, Rs 90.72 crore including cash and goods has been seized.

He further informed that they have received around 3583 nominations for the assembly polls.

The Assembly elections in the state are scheduled to be held on December 7 to elect members from 119 constituencies. The counting of votes will take place on December 11. The Telangana Assembly was dissolved prematurely in September on the recommendation of the ruling TRS government.

The Election Commission has served notices to five politicians in the state after receiving various complaints against them for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct.

The Election Commission has served notices to five politicians in the state after receiving various complaints against them for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct. Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said that notices have been issued to Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao, Congress leader Revanth Reddy, Telugu Desam Party leader Vanteru Pratap Reddy, and his fellow party leader Revuri Prakash Reddy. "We have also received a complaint against Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Uttam Kumar Reddy for speaking at a religious meeting. We have also sent a notice to him. We have asked them to file their replies," he said. He further informed that they have also received a complaint against former MLA and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) candidate Gangula Kamalakar for threatening a BJP leader and added that they are examining the complaints and will take action accordingly. Telangana CEO said that around 32,796 polling stations have been created for the convenience of the voters. As many as 48,000 police personnel will be deployed on the polling day for security purposes. Apart from the police force, 279 companies of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMF) will also be deployed for the polls, Rajat Kumar said.Since the Model Code of Conduct was imposed in the state, Rs 90.72 crore including cash and goods has been seized. He further informed that they have received around 3583 nominations for the assembly polls. The Assembly elections in the state are scheduled to be held on December 7 to elect members from 119 constituencies. The counting of votes will take place on December 11. The Telangana Assembly was dissolved prematurely in September on the recommendation of the ruling TRS government.

Telangana polls: Notice to 5 politicians for violating poll code

Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS), a partner in the "grand alliance" for the December 7 Assembly elections in Telangana, on Monday expressed confidence and said the confusion over seat adjustments among the allies will be resolved soon.

The "grand alliance" comprises the Congress, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Communist Party of India (CPI) and TJS.

The confusion arose after parties gave tickets to candidates in constituencies allotted to their alliance partners.

"About seats, it will happen. If not today, it will happen tomorrow. I don't think it is a major problem. I am confident that we will be able to resolve that by tomorrow," TJS president M Kodandaram said in a 'Meet the Press' organised by Telangana State Union of Working Journalists (TUWJ).

Monday being the last day for filing nomination, he was asked about the confusion with regard to seat adjustment among the alliance partners. There is also lack of clarity about the proposed common agenda.

Observing that firming up the alliance and reaching out to people with a common agenda has been delayed, which has hurt the coalition, he said the remaining 15 days leading up to the polling date (December seven) should be used for the purpose.

The common agenda has been prepared, he said.

When it was pointed out that any "friendly contests" among the alliance partners might hurt winning chances of their candidates, he said efforts to avoid such contests would continue.

"We have to avoid them (friendly contests). One or two may be unavoidable but they should go. Those efforts will continue," he said.

Replying to a query, Kodandaram said he is not working for becoming deputy chief minister (in the event of the alliance coming to power) or any other post.

Hitting out at the "autocratic" rule of TRS, he said the TJS and its alliance parties are seeking a "democratic rule" in Telangana.

Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS), a partner in the "grand alliance" for the December 7 Assembly elections in Telangana, on Monday expressed confidence and said the confusion over seat adjustments among the allies will be resolved soon.

Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS), a partner in the "grand alliance" for the December 7 Assembly elections in Telangana, on Monday expressed confidence and said the confusion over seat adjustments among the allies will be resolved soon. The "grand alliance" comprises the Congress, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Communist Party of India (CPI) and TJS. The confusion arose after parties gave tickets to candidates in constituencies allotted to their alliance partners. "About seats, it will happen. If not today, it will happen tomorrow. I don't think it is a major problem. I am confident that we will be able to resolve that by tomorrow," TJS president M Kodandaram said in a 'Meet the Press' organised by Telangana State Union of Working Journalists (TUWJ). Monday being the last day for filing nomination, he was asked about the confusion with regard to seat adjustment among the alliance partners. There is also lack of clarity about the proposed common agenda. Observing that firming up the alliance and reaching out to people with a common agenda has been delayed, which has hurt the coalition, he said the remaining 15 days leading up to the polling date (December seven) should be used for the purpose. The common agenda has been prepared, he said. When it was pointed out that any "friendly contests" among the alliance partners might hurt winning chances of their candidates, he said efforts to avoid such contests would continue. "We have to avoid them (friendly contests). One or two may be unavoidable but they should go. Those efforts will continue," he said. Replying to a query, Kodandaram said he is not working for becoming deputy chief minister (in the event of the alliance coming to power) or any other post. Hitting out at the "autocratic" rule of TRS, he said the TJS and its alliance parties are seeking a "democratic rule" in Telangana.

Confusion over seat adjustment will be resolved soon: TJS chief

Pink colour which largely represents women in certain categories has become a subject of controversy in the run-up to Telangana elections as the Election Commission decided to continue to use the colour for ballot papers on EVMs in the December 7 Assembly polls.

The colour 'gives jitters' to the Congress as K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samiti uses pink as the party's official colour scheme for all its promotional material.

Leaders including KCR always wear pink scarf around their neck during party functions.

There were representations to the Election Commission from Congress not to use the colour as they feel it may influence voters towards the TRS party.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief spokesperson Dasoju Sravan sarcastically said, "The Commission seems to have been infected with some pink disease."

Sravan alleged that the Commission represented by the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer issued orders for printing 90 lakh ballot papers in 'pink' colour.

"We openly raised red flag opposing the introduction of pink ballot papers that it would give undue electoral advantage to TRS.

However, the Election Commission in Telangana has taken no action to stop those violations rather the aforesaid illegal decision is reinforced ignoring the open plea made by us," he said.

Reacting to the development Chief Electoral officer Rajat Kumar Monday said the EC has decided to hold the elections with pink-coloured ballot papers pasted on EVMs but the voter slips would be in white colour, according to the provisions of the Representation of People's Act.

"The Representation of the People Act has to be amended for changing the colour of the ballot paper," he noted.

However, TRS has a reason for choosing Pink as its party's colour.

TRS MP Vinod Kumar said pink represents peace and love and in 2001 when separate Telangana movement was started by KCR, they decided to use it for the same reason.

"Those who object using pink ballot papers should go and ask former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Because during his time in 1952 , it was decided that white would be used for Parliament and pink for Assembly ballot papers," Vinod Kumar said.

The Election Symbol of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, is "Car" and is usually drawn on a pink-coloured rectangular party flag.

Pink colour which largely represents women in certain categories has become a subject of controversy in the run-up to Telangana elections as the Election Commission decided to continue to use the colour for ballot papers on EVMs in the December 7 Assembly polls.

Pink colour which largely represents women in certain categories has become a subject of controversy in the run-up to Telangana elections as the Election Commission decided to continue to use the colour for ballot papers on EVMs in the December 7 Assembly polls. The colour 'gives jitters' to the Congress as K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samiti uses pink as the party's official colour scheme for all its promotional material. Leaders including KCR always wear pink scarf around their neck during party functions. There were representations to the Election Commission from Congress not to use the colour as they feel it may influence voters towards the TRS party. Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief spokesperson Dasoju Sravan sarcastically said, "The Commission seems to have been infected with some pink disease." Sravan alleged that the Commission represented by the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer issued orders for printing 90 lakh ballot papers in 'pink' colour. "We openly raised red flag opposing the introduction of pink ballot papers that it would give undue electoral advantage to TRS. However, the Election Commission in Telangana has taken no action to stop those violations rather the aforesaid illegal decision is reinforced ignoring the open plea made by us," he said. Reacting to the development Chief Electoral officer Rajat Kumar Monday said the EC has decided to hold the elections with pink-coloured ballot papers pasted on EVMs but the voter slips would be in white colour, according to the provisions of the Representation of People's Act. "The Representation of the People Act has to be amended for changing the colour of the ballot paper," he noted. However, TRS has a reason for choosing Pink as its party's colour. TRS MP Vinod Kumar said pink represents peace and love and in 2001 when separate Telangana movement was started by KCR, they decided to use it for the same reason. "Those who object using pink ballot papers should go and ask former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Because during his time in 1952 , it was decided that white would be used for Parliament and pink for Assembly ballot papers," Vinod Kumar said. The Election Symbol of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, is "Car" and is usually drawn on a pink-coloured rectangular party flag.

Telangana polls: 'Pink fight' over ballot paper colour

With the Telangana Assembly elections less than a month away, many Congress party workers are not satisfied with the way the tickets are being distributed.

The disgruntled leaders and their supporters staged a protest at the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) headquarters at Gandhi Bhawan in Hyderabad, climbing up trees and urging the party high command to give tickets for their leaders who have worked hard for the party. They are also demanding to give tickets to some parachute candidates.

Some Congress leaders and party workers from 'Vaderula' community have been protesting in front of the party's office for the last a few days, demanding the ticket for Jai Ramulu from Patancheru constituency.

There are a few other Congress leaders from Malkajgiri constituency, who have been on a hunger strike for the last three days demanding the ticket for Sridhar. Faced with increasing pressure, the Congress has deferred the announcement of the list of candidates for the ensuing polls.

Till now, the Congress has announced 74 candidates.

The Congress has allotted 14 seats to Telugu Desam Party (TDP), eight to Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) and three to Communist Party of India (CPI). The final candidate list for 119 constituencies with alliance partners will be announced in next few days.

TPCC spokesperson Gudur Narayan said, "From one seat, only one person will get the ticket. Ability to win the election is the only criteria for giving tickets. In some cases, the party has to give seats to the alliance partners. As a result, some leaders are agitations. Many of them were called to Delhi and were counselled not to accept the party decision."

"However, each and every competent leader will get some responsibility once the government is formed. It is very sad that some people, who have really worked hard, have been deprived of a chance to contest the polls. These leaders will be taken care of in a big way," he said.

The election to the 119-member assembly of Telangana is scheduled to be held on December 7. The counting of votes will take place on December 11.

With the Telangana Assembly elections less than a month away, many Congress party workers are not satisfied with the way the tickets are being distributed. The disgruntled leaders and their supporters staged a protest at the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) headquarters at Gandhi Bhawan in Hyderabad, climbing up trees and urging the party high command to give tickets for their leaders who have worked hard for the party.

With the Telangana Assembly elections less than a month away, many Congress party workers are not satisfied with the way the tickets are being distributed. The disgruntled leaders and their supporters staged a protest at the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) headquarters at Gandhi Bhawan in Hyderabad, climbing up trees and urging the party high command to give tickets for their leaders who have worked hard for the party. They are also demanding to give tickets to some parachute candidates. Some Congress leaders and party workers from 'Vaderula' community have been protesting in front of the party's office for the last a few days, demanding the ticket for Jai Ramulu from Patancheru constituency. There are a few other Congress leaders from Malkajgiri constituency, who have been on a hunger strike for the last three days demanding the ticket for Sridhar. Faced with increasing pressure, the Congress has deferred the announcement of the list of candidates for the ensuing polls. Till now, the Congress has announced 74 candidates. The Congress has allotted 14 seats to Telugu Desam Party (TDP), eight to Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) and three to Communist Party of India (CPI). The final candidate list for 119 constituencies with alliance partners will be announced in next few days. TPCC spokesperson Gudur Narayan said, "From one seat, only one person will get the ticket. Ability to win the election is the only criteria for giving tickets. In some cases, the party has to give seats to the alliance partners. As a result, some leaders are agitations. Many of them were called to Delhi and were counselled not to accept the party decision." "However, each and every competent leader will get some responsibility once the government is formed. It is very sad that some people, who have really worked hard, have been deprived of a chance to contest the polls. These leaders will be taken care of in a big way," he said. The election to the 119-member assembly of Telangana is scheduled to be held on December 7. The counting of votes will take place on December 11.

Congress defers candidate list for Telangana polls as party workers stage protest over ticket distribution

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) released its first list of nine candidates for the December 7 Legislative Assembly elections in Telangana.

The TDP is part of the "grand alliance" for the polls and the party is expected to contest 14 seats.

The "grand alliance" comprises the Congress, the TDP, the CPI and the Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS).

The total number of assembly segments in the state is 119.

The candidates announced by the TDP include - Nama Nageswara Rao (Khammam assembly constituency), Revuri Prakash Reddy (Warangal West), S Venkata Veeraiah (Sattupalli), Kothakota Dayakar Reddy (Maktal), Erra Sekhar (Mahabubnagar), T Veerender Goud (Uppal), Bhavya Anand Prasad (Serilingampalli), Machha Nageswara Rao (Aswaraopet) and Muzaffar Ali Khan (Malakpet), according to a TDP media release issued Monday midnight.

The TDP announced the list after its alliance partner Congress released its first list of 65 candidates.

The process of filing nominations began Monday with the Election Commission issuing a notification in this regard.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) released its first list of nine candidates for the December 7 Legislative Assembly elections in Telangana. The TDP is part of the "grand alliance" for the polls and the party is expected to contest 14 seats.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) released its first list of nine candidates for the December 7 Legislative Assembly elections in Telangana. The TDP is part of the "grand alliance" for the polls and the party is expected to contest 14 seats. The "grand alliance" comprises the Congress, the TDP, the CPI and the Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS). The total number of assembly segments in the state is 119. The candidates announced by the TDP include - Nama Nageswara Rao (Khammam assembly constituency), Revuri Prakash Reddy (Warangal West), S Venkata Veeraiah (Sattupalli), Kothakota Dayakar Reddy (Maktal), Erra Sekhar (Mahabubnagar), T Veerender Goud (Uppal), Bhavya Anand Prasad (Serilingampalli), Machha Nageswara Rao (Aswaraopet) and Muzaffar Ali Khan (Malakpet), according to a TDP media release issued Monday midnight. The TDP announced the list after its alliance partner Congress released its first list of 65 candidates. The process of filing nominations began Monday with the Election Commission issuing a notification in this regard.

TDP releases first list of 9 candidates for December 7 Telangana polls

Expressing dissatisfaction over the Congress "unilaterally" announcing that it will give three seats to CPI in the coming Assembly polls in Telangana, the left party Friday said it has decided to contest five seats.

A meeting of the CPI state executive here expressed disappointment over the "unilateral" announcement made by Congress Thursday, a party release said.

The CPI, a partner in the grand alliance" of opposition parties for the assembly election, expressed unhappiness on being given three seats, describing it as an "injustice" towards the party.

The alliance comprises the Congress, Telugu Desam Party, CPI and Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS).

Congress Thursday said the party has decided to leave 25 seats -- 14 to Telugu Desam Party, eight to Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) and three to CPI.

"We (alliance partners) had discussed that an approach of give and take should be there (in the alliance). There should be respectable arrangements.

What happpened now is against that.

But, our political motive is to dislodge the KCR government in Telangana," CPI state secretary Chada Venkat Reddy told reporters.

Noting that his party had asked for at least five seats, he said it is "injustice" (towards his party) to give only three seats.

Venkat Reddy said his party has informed senior Congress leader K Jana Reddy about its complaint who promised to take it up with party high command. 
TJS president M Kodandaram has expressed solidarity with the CPI.

TDP's Telangana unit president L Ramana said the alliance partners would soon sit and review the developments since the last two months and try to strengthen the coalition.

The meeting would take place after Congress leaders return to Hyderabad from gulf countries. Congress leaders have gone to Gulf countries to enquire about migrant workers' problems, he said.

The first list of Congress candidates for the Assembly polls would be released on November 10, RC Khuntia, AICC incharge of party affairs in Telangana said Thursday.

He had said the party has cleared 74 names. There are 119 assembly segments.

The Gazette notification for the polls would be issued on November 12 and the last date of nominations is November 19, according to the schedule released by the Election Commission.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the Congress "unilaterally" announcing that it will give three seats to CPI in the coming Assembly polls in Telangana, the left party Friday said it has decided to contest five seats.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the Congress "unilaterally" announcing that it will give three seats to CPI in the coming Assembly polls in Telangana, the left party Friday said it has decided to contest five seats. A meeting of the CPI state executive here expressed disappointment over the "unilateral" announcement made by Congress Thursday, a party release said. The CPI, a partner in the grand alliance" of opposition parties for the assembly election, expressed unhappiness on being given three seats, describing it as an "injustice" towards the party. The alliance comprises the Congress, Telugu Desam Party, CPI and Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS). Congress Thursday said the party has decided to leave 25 seats -- 14 to Telugu Desam Party, eight to Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) and three to CPI. "We (alliance partners) had discussed that an approach of give and take should be there (in the alliance). There should be respectable arrangements. What happpened now is against that. But, our political motive is to dislodge the KCR government in Telangana," CPI state secretary Chada Venkat Reddy told reporters. Noting that his party had asked for at least five seats, he said it is "injustice" (towards his party) to give only three seats. Venkat Reddy said his party has informed senior Congress leader K Jana Reddy about its complaint who promised to take it up with party high command. TJS president M Kodandaram has expressed solidarity with the CPI. TDP's Telangana unit president L Ramana said the alliance partners would soon sit and review the developments since the last two months and try to strengthen the coalition. The meeting would take place after Congress leaders return to Hyderabad from gulf countries. Congress leaders have gone to Gulf countries to enquire about migrant workers' problems, he said. The first list of Congress candidates for the Assembly polls would be released on November 10, RC Khuntia, AICC incharge of party affairs in Telangana said Thursday. He had said the party has cleared 74 names. There are 119 assembly segments. The Gazette notification for the polls would be issued on November 12 and the last date of nominations is November 19, according to the schedule released by the Election Commission.

Telangana polls: CPI unhappy with 3 seats given by Congress, to contest 5

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