Statehood Martyr Srikantha Chary's Mother Joins Congress
7 months, 1 week ago

Statehood Martyr Srikantha Chary's Mother Joins Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Kasoju Shankaramma, mother of Telangana martyr Kasoju Srikantha Chary, joined the Congress party at Gandhi Bhavan in the presence of minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy here on Thursday. Shankaramma gave the credit to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for granting statehood to Telangana and acknowledging the sacrifice of her son Srikantha Chary. Uttam Kumar Reddy said the BJP's plan to win 400 seats was to abolish reservations and amend the Constitution. Uttam Kumar Reddy accused the BJP of seeking votes based on religious lines and warned that the divisive approach threatens the secular fabric of the nation.

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KTR tears into Congress over Maharashtra loss: False propaganda defeated
1 month ago

KTR tears into Congress over Maharashtra loss: False propaganda defeated

India Today  

Telangana's Bharat Rashtra Samithi working chief KT Rama Rao tore into Congress and state Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, saying that their "false propaganda" was defeated by the people of Maharashtra. As per the latest poll panel data, the BJP had won 95 seats and was leading on 38, while Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena emerged victorious on 44 and …

Congress, BJP Gain Ground in Telangana as BRS Suffers Setback in 2024 Polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress, BJP Gain Ground in Telangana as BRS Suffers Setback in 2024 Polls

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 06, 2024 11:32 IST - 5 MINS READ June 2 marked a decade of the existence of the State of Telangana, an anniversary that was overshadowed by the 2024 general election. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi, earlier the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, won no seats, ceding its share to the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, each of which …

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP

News 18  

Telegu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA scored a landslide victory after winning 150 out of 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh on June 4 in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. This means Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP has been dethroned from power. “YSR Congress Party will act as the voice of the voiceless,” said Reddy while conceding defeat to TDP. …

Two women candidates out of six from the main parties win in Telangana Lok Sabha elections
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Two women candidates out of six from the main parties win in Telangana Lok Sabha elections

The Hindu  

Two women candidates out of six from the main political parties have emerged victorious in Telangana in the Lok Sabha elections. Aruna, a former minister, has won the Mahabubnagar MP seat with a slender margin, Kadiyam Kavya by defeating her nearest rival Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy of Congress, the daughter of Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari and a political novice, …

Telangana Minister Promises Indiramma Houses for All Eligible Families
7 months ago

Telangana Minister Promises Indiramma Houses for All Eligible Families

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced on Sunday that all eligible families would be sanctioned Indiramma houses. He made this assurance while launching his mass contact programme Prajala Chenthaku Srinanna, in the Palair Assembly segment after visiting six villages in one day. During an interaction in Polepally, Srinivas Reddy said that the people had voted the Congress into power …

Telangana | Congress clears Warangal (SC) seat, suspense over Khammam seat continues
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana | Congress clears Warangal (SC) seat, suspense over Khammam seat continues

The Hindu  

The Congress Election Committee on Telangana that met in New Delhi on Monday discussed the names for the four pending Parliament seats from the State has cleared the name of Kadiyam Kavya, daughter of BRS MLA Kadiyam Srihari who joined the Congress a couple of days ago, for Warangal seat. Though the list is yet to be released officially sources …

K Kesava Rao quits BRS, to join Cong
8 months, 3 weeks ago

K Kesava Rao quits BRS, to join Cong

Hindustan Times  

In a big setback to Bharat Rashtra Samithi, senior leader and Rajya Sabha member K Kesava Rao on Thursday announced that he would quit the party and return to the Congress, his parent party. While Vijayalakshmi told reporters that she would be joining the Congress on March 30, Rao said he had not yet decided on the date of joining …

Polls will change political landscape in Telangana, says Uttam
1 year ago

Polls will change political landscape in Telangana, says Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Congress MP and Huzurnagar candidate N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday said that the Assembly elections will completely change the political landscape of Telangana, and the Congress would get a clear victory with over 80 seats. They would be replaced with Congress leaders who have a strong desire to develop Telangana.” He said Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao himself …

Sonia not reason for T statehood: BJP's Muralidhar Rao
1 year ago

Sonia not reason for T statehood: BJP's Muralidhar Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP Madhya Pradesh incharge P. Muralidhar Rao took objection to the remarks of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh crediting Sonia Gandhi for Telangana statehood, and said that it was achieved through the Sakala Janula Samme. Addressing the media, he asked, “If the logic of the Congress is accepted, then British Prime Minister Clement Atlee has to be credited with giving …

Telangana election: Actor turned-politician Vijayashanti returns to Congress, exits BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana election: Actor turned-politician Vijayashanti returns to Congress, exits BJP

Hindustan Times  

Telugu actor-turned-politician Vijayashanti, on Saturday returned to the fold of the Congress party after announcing her resignation from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Soon after joining the party, the Congress general secretary KC Venugopal appointed her as the Chief Coordinator of the Campaign and Planning Committee for the November 30 Telangana Assembly polls. Her return to the Congress comes at a …

Telangana: BRS MLA Rathod Bapu Rao joins BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana: BRS MLA Rathod Bapu Rao joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS MLA in the outgoing Telangana Legislative Assembly Rathod Bapu Rao and Congress leader Chalamala Krishna Reddy have joined the BJP. Chalamala Krishna Reddy, Bapu Rao, who is an MLA from Boath, and some leaders from the Yellareddy constituency joined the party in the presence of BJP president J P Nadda in Delhi on Wednesday. These joinings will further …

Telangana Election: Denied Congress ticket, ex-MLA says he’ll join BRS
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Election: Denied Congress ticket, ex-MLA says he’ll join BRS

Live Mint  

Former Telangana MLA P Vishnuvardhan Reddy will join the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi after being denied a ticket by the Congress to contest the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections. Telangana Minister Harish Rao and other BRS leaders visited Reddy's residence in Jubilee Hills on Monday. "We will give a respectable position to Vishnuvardhan," he added, saying that Nagam Janardhan Reddy also …

BJP has no place in Telangana, says K Kavitha as she exudes confidence in winning polls
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP has no place in Telangana, says K Kavitha as she exudes confidence in winning polls

India TV News  

Telangana Assembly Elections: Ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections, Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha on Sunday slammed both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party and exuded confidence in winning polls. Telangana Assembly Elections Telangana legislative assembly, comprising 119 members, will conduct elections on November 30 and the counting of votes will take place on December 3. In the Telangana Assembly …

Sonia Gandhi helped create Telangana, says Rahul; KCR's party says 'Your family...'
1 year, 2 months ago

Sonia Gandhi helped create Telangana, says Rahul; KCR's party says 'Your family...'

India Today  

Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that it was his mother and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi who helped in the creation of the state of Telangana. “Had Sonia Gandhi not helped, then a separate Telangana would not have been formed,” the Congress scion said as he addressed rallies in poll-bound Telangana. But, Sonia Gandhi ji did not want Dorala Telangana, …

There Is No Bangaru Telangana: Priyanka
1 year, 2 months ago

There Is No Bangaru Telangana: Priyanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Launching a scathing attack on ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that “land, sand, wine and mine mafias” were ruling the roost in Telangana under Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao's regime over the past nine years. Addressing a public meeting after flagging off the Congress’ Vijayabheri Bus Yatra at Ramappa Temple in Mulugu district on …

Congress will Usher in Indiramma Rajyam: Revanth
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress will Usher in Indiramma Rajyam: Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy expressed the confidence that the Congress will usher in Indiramma Rajyam in Telangana on December 9 after securing an absolute majority in the Assembly elections. He was speaking at a gathering in Gandhi Bhavan after former DCCB chairman Kamatham Srinivas Reddy, son of former minister Kamatham Ram Reddy of Parigi constituency, Sunita Sampath, former …

Karnataka elections: Gali sole winner in Reddy family battle
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka elections: Gali sole winner in Reddy family battle

Hindustan Times  

Former mining baron and ex-minister Gali Janardhana Reddy, who floated his party — Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha — only a few months ago, won in Gangavathi, in Koppal district, while his wife lost the battle in Bellary City. In Bellary City, Congress candidate Nara Bharath Reddy won, while Janardhana Reddy’s wife Aruna Lakshmi, and his estranged brother G Somasekhara Reddy …

BJP’s loss is Congress’ gain in Dakshina Kannada
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP’s loss is Congress’ gain in Dakshina Kannada

The Hindu  

The Congress snatched a seat from the BJP in Dakshina Kannada with the latter facing a humiliating defeat in Puttur Assembly constituency where it was pushed to the third position. The incumbent BJP MLAs in Mangaluru City South, Mangaluru City North, Moodbidri, Bantwal and Belthangady made it to the Assembly for the second time. If the novice of the Congress …

Mistakes made in Karnataka, but no impact on BJP prospects in TS: Kishan Reddy
1 year, 7 months ago

Mistakes made in Karnataka, but no impact on BJP prospects in TS: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said any talk about how the Congress party’s victory in Karnataka will help the BRS party in Telangana in the Assembly elections in the state later this year, does not hold merit and will not have any impact on the BJP’s prospects in Telangana. Making it clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party …

Puttur: It is BJP vs ‘Hindutva’ in this coastal constituency
1 year, 7 months ago

Puttur: It is BJP vs ‘Hindutva’ in this coastal constituency

The Hindu  

A Sangh Parivar activist remaining in the fray as an Independent is making the BJP sweat it out to retain its seat in Puttur Assembly constituency in Dakshina Kannada. Deep roots The Parivar has its deep roots in the constituency which is also the operational area of Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel who hails from Kunjady, near Puttur, though …

Sidelined by BRS, ex-MP decides to don saffron
1 year, 11 months ago

Sidelined by BRS, ex-MP decides to don saffron

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BRS suffered a jolt as senior party leader Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, a former MP from Khammam, decided to quit the party for the BJP. It was learnt that Srinivas Reddy was willing to contest the Palair Assembly seat in the state polls or the Khammam Lok Sabha seat, as decided by the BJP leadership. Sources said that Srinivas …

Fight for people, forgetting personal problems, Revanth tells Congress cadre
1 year, 11 months ago

Fight for people, forgetting personal problems, Revanth tells Congress cadre

The Hindu  

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A. Revanth Reddy appealed to party members to be proactive and fight on the issues as people’s problems were far bigger than minor personal problems. To make people aware of KCR’s designs, Mr. Reddy appealed to the party cadre to participate in the Hath Se Hath Jodo Yatra, which is being held from January 26, …

BBMP ward reservation list leaves opposition Congress fuming
2 years, 4 months ago

BBMP ward reservation list leaves opposition Congress fuming

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government’s ward reservation list for Bengaluru has left the opposition Congress fuming as many of its leaders may not be able to contest if elections are held according to the list issued late on August 3. Speaking to The Hindu, former Congress councillor and opposition leader in the BBMP council Abdul Wajid, who is also one of the …

D. Srinivas to return to Congress
2 years, 11 months ago

D. Srinivas to return to Congress

The Hindu  

Telangana Rashtra Samithi member of Rajya Sabha D. Srinivas will join the Congress soon but the date and venue are not yet confirmed. Negative impact Mr. Srinivas’s relations with KCR were negatively impacted ever since his son Dharmapuri Aravind defeated Kalvakuntla Kavita in Nizamabad in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. If a tall leader with a considerable following in Nizamabad district …

With 2 MLAs joining TRS, Telugu Desam Party loses its presence in Telangana assembly
3 years, 8 months ago

With 2 MLAs joining TRS, Telugu Desam Party loses its presence in Telangana assembly

Hindustan Times  

The Telugu Desam Party, which hitherto had a nominal presence in Telangana, lost its existence in the state assembly completely on Wednesday, with both the MLAs of the party joining the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi. MLA Mechcha Nageshwara Rao joins TRS in the presence of TRS chief and Telangana CM K Chandrasekha Rao in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The two lawmakers …

Dubbaka nailbiter may have changed Telangana politics
4 years, 1 month ago

Dubbaka nailbiter may have changed Telangana politics

Deccan Chronicle  

Away from the scrutinising glare of most of the national media, which was riveted on the electoral verdict of Bihar, the results of a bypoll in Dubbaka Assembly constituency in Telangana unfolded like a last-over thriller of an IPL match. Rama Rao, opted for the BJP’s Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao over TRS candidate Solipeta Sujatha, widow of Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy, whose …

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