TRS set to sweep first phase of Telangana panchayat polls
5 years, 11 months ago

TRS set to sweep first phase of Telangana panchayat polls

Live Mint  

The first phase of the Telangana gram panchayat elections ended on Monday with 86% of the voters coming out to vote. Early trends around 8.30 p showed Telangana Rashtra Samithi -backed candidates winning about 2,500 of the sarpanch seats, while Congress-backed candidates reportedly secured a little over 800 of the posts of the 4,470 gram panchayat which went to polls. In the first phase of the elections, 4,470 gram panchayats went to polls, while polling for the remaining 12,732 will take place in two other phases on 25 and 30 January. The term of the previous bunch of rural elected representatives ended on 31 July last year, but the polls were not held by the TRS government, which also dissolved the assembly on September 6, advancing the state elections.The ongoing elections will also cover newly created gram panchayats.

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Election Results: 5 reasons behind BJP’s best-ever show in Maharashtra – from ‘ladki bahin’ to ‘ek hai to safe hai’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Election Results: 5 reasons behind BJP’s best-ever show in Maharashtra – from ‘ladki bahin’ to ‘ek hai to safe hai’

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has put up a stellar performance in the ruling Mahayuti dispensation's expected victory in Maharashtra. Apart from the BJP, the Mahayuti alliance comprises Ajit Pawar-led NCPand Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Here's a look at 5 reasons for the BJP's best-ever performance in Maharashtra: 1- Ladki Bahin Yojana In the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the …

Panchayat Polls: SEC Begins Process, Draft Electoral Rolls On Sept. 6
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Panchayat Polls: SEC Begins Process, Draft Electoral Rolls On Sept. 6

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Election Commission has initiated the process for conducting elections to gram panchayats. State election commissioner C. Parthasarathi held a meeting with panchayat raj secretary Lokesh Kumar, commissioner Anita Ramachandran, Dr. Patil Sangramsingh Ganpatrao, additional director general, Centre for Good Governance and TSEC officials to discuss the revision of electoral rolls. As per the schedule, draft electoral …

Congress, BJP Gain Ground in Telangana as BRS Suffers Setback in 2024 Polls
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Telangana Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants
7 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants

India TV News  

Telangana Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Several key candidates were in the fray across 17 constituencies of Telangana in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The Lok Sabha Elections in Telangana are witnessing a triangular contest between the ruling Congress, the opposition K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samiti, and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The highest voter turnout of 76.78 per cent …

Huge voter turnout in several Telangana LS constituencies leave political parties guessing
8 months ago

Huge voter turnout in several Telangana LS constituencies leave political parties guessing

The Hindu  

The huge voter turnout in several Lok Sabha constituencies of north and south Telangana has left the three major political parties guessing about the fate of their candidates. Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency, for instance, registered overall polling of 74.03% with all its seven assembly segments reporting over 70% voting. Zaheerabad Lok Sabha seat also is an interesting case registering 74.63% …

Telangana Registers 62.32% Voting in Lok Sabha Polls
8 months ago

Telangana Registers 62.32% Voting in Lok Sabha Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana recorded a polling percentage of approximately 62.32 at 6 pm when voting concluded on Monday for 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Telangana state recorded a turnout of 71.32 per cent during the Assembly elections held in November 2023, and 62.77 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In 13 Maoist-affected Assembly segments under five Lok …

Election 2024 | Telangana: How Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost its sheen to the Congress
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Election 2024 | Telangana: How Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost its sheen to the Congress

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 29, 2024 18:41 IST - 8 MINS READ The tone and tenor of the Lok Sabha election in Telangana has undergone a change since the Congress’ victory just four months ago in the December 2023 Assembly election. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the TRS won nine seats with 47 per cent of the votes. Despite all …

Telangana Lok Sabha Election 2024: Check schedule and other details
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana Lok Sabha Election 2024: Check schedule and other details

India Today  

The Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be conducted in seven phases. Phase 1, scheduled for April 19, will witness polling for 102 seats across 21 states, followed by Phase 2 on April 26, covering 89 seats in 13 states. Phase 3 is set for May 7, encompassing 94 seats in 12 states, while Phase 4 on May 13 will see …

Congress leads in Telangana, BJP may win 5 Lok Sabha seats, predicts India TV-CNX Opinion Poll
10 months, 1 week ago

Congress leads in Telangana, BJP may win 5 Lok Sabha seats, predicts India TV-CNX Opinion Poll

India TV News  

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll predicted that the Congress may emerge as the biggest party in Telangana in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections by winning 9 seats. Congress leader Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy won the Nalgonda constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections by defeating TRS candidate Vemireddy Narasimha Reddy with a margin of 25,682 votes. Congress leader Komati Reddy Venkat …

BRS working president KT Rama Rao leads over Congress rival KK Mahender Reddy in Telangana’s Sircilla
1 year, 1 month ago

BRS working president KT Rama Rao leads over Congress rival KK Mahender Reddy in Telangana’s Sircilla

Firstpost  

The majority mark in the 119-seat Telangana Legislative Assembly is 60. Two of Congress’s three chief ministerial frontrunners are trailing from their respective constituencies. Revanth Reddy is trailing in both Kamareddy and Kodangal, while Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu is trailing in Madhira In Sircilla segment, BRS working president K T Rama Rao is leading by more than 204 votes over his …

Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Congress crosses halfway mark early leads show, BRS trails
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Congress crosses halfway mark early leads show, BRS trails

Firstpost  

If the trend continues, this will be the first time that India’s youngest state sees another party at the helm. The ruling BRS was trailing behind its main challenger, the trends indicated The Congress has surged ahead in Telangana where votes are being counted today for the 119 assembly seats. According to early trends of the Telangana assembly poll results, …

Telangana Election Results 2023: Which candidates are leading in early trends?
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Election Results 2023: Which candidates are leading in early trends?

India TV News  

The counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Telangana is underway, with a fiery contest expected between Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Etela Rajender, KT Rama Rao and Anumula Revanth Reddy among others are key candidates in the Assembly race. Additionally, Congress' Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy is leading in Palair …

Maheshwaram Election Result 2023 Live Updates: BRS Won in this Seat of Telangana
1 year, 1 month ago

Maheshwaram Election Result 2023 Live Updates: BRS Won in this Seat of Telangana

The Quint  

In the 2023 state Assembly elections, Telangana is witnessing an interesting contest. The second Assembly polls in Telangana were scheduled for 2019 but K Chandrashekhar Rao-led TRS dissolved the house nine months early and Telangana went for an early elections which were held in 2018. After continuously ruling the state for nine years, the BRS is facing anti-incumbency in 2023 …

AIMIM Leading Seats 2023: Big setback likely for Owaisi as only Akbaruddin ahead in Telangana
1 year, 1 month ago

AIMIM Leading Seats 2023: Big setback likely for Owaisi as only Akbaruddin ahead in Telangana

India TV News  

As the counting for Telangana Assembly elections 2023 are underway with an edge to Congress in early trends, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and its chief Asaduddin Owaisi are in for a setback as they have managed to get a lead on only three seats, as compared to seven seats in the previous elections. In the 2018 Telangana Assembly Election, …

Election results highlights: 3 Hindi heartland states turn saffron, Congress wins Telangana
1 year, 1 month ago

Election results highlights: 3 Hindi heartland states turn saffron, Congress wins Telangana

Hindustan Times  

Election Results 2023 highlights: The election commision trends has poised the Bharatiya Janata Party for a win in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh while in Telanagna, the Congress is leading over Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's BRS. Rajasthan Election Results LIVE Madhya Pradesh Election Results LIVE Telangana Election Results LIVE What you need to know about Rajasthan elections Elections for …

Top news of the day: COP28 summit approves funds to compensate developing nations for climate impacts; Telangana records nearly 64% turnout till 5 p.m., and more
1 year, 1 month ago

Top news of the day: COP28 summit approves funds to compensate developing nations for climate impacts; Telangana records nearly 64% turnout till 5 p.m., and more

The Hindu  

Funds to compensate developing nations for climate impacts approved at COP28 The U.N. climate talks in Dubai opened with a bang with countries clinching an early deal on how to compensate developing and poor countries that bear the brunt of the climate crisis despite contributing little to it. Telangana records nearly 64% turnout till 5 p.m. Telangana recorded a voter …

Telangana Exit Polls 2023: Trouble for KCR's BRS As Pollsters Predict Good Numbers for Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Exit Polls 2023: Trouble for KCR's BRS As Pollsters Predict Good Numbers for Congress

News 18  

The poll of polls for Telangana predicted 61 seats for Congress, 44 for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, 6 for All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, 7 for Bharatiya Janata Party and 1 for the other parties. PARTY JAN KI BAAT PREDICTION 2018 ELECTION RESULTS INC 48-64 21 BRS 40-55 88 AIMIM 4-7 7 BJP 7-13 1 OTHERS – 0 As per the …

Telangana Election Exit Poll 2023: Congress may wrest power from BRS, predicts India TV-CNX survey
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Election Exit Poll 2023: Congress may wrest power from BRS, predicts India TV-CNX survey

India TV News  

Telangana Exit Poll Results 2023: The India TV-CNX exit poll projected that the Congress party is likely to wrest power from KCR's Bharat Rashtra Samithi. The BRS is likely to win seat 12 seats Greater Hyderabad region represents 28 seats, projected the India TV-CNX exit poll. Key candidates in Telangana: The main candidates in the fray for the upcoming Telangana …

Telangana Assembly Election highlights: 63.9% voter turnout till 5 pm
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Election highlights: 63.9% voter turnout till 5 pm

Hindustan Times  

Voters wait in queues at a polling station to cast their votes for Telangana Assembly elections in Kukatpally Assembly constituency on November 30. Telangana Assembly election 2023 Highlights: On Thursday, 32.6 million voters in Telangana will determine the fate of 2,290 candidates vying for 119 assembly seats. The intense campaign, featuring prominent national leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul …

Telangana Assembly Election highlights: 63.9% voter turnout till 5 pm
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Election highlights: 63.9% voter turnout till 5 pm

Hindustan Times  

Voters wait in queues at a polling station to cast their votes for Telangana Assembly elections in Kukatpally Assembly constituency on November 30. Telangana Assembly election 2023 Highlights: On Thursday, 32.6 million voters in Telangana will determine the fate of 2,290 candidates vying for 119 assembly seats. The intense campaign, featuring prominent national leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul …

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 Assembly polls: Know the numbers from previous elections
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana Assembly polls: Know the numbers from previous elections

The Hindu  

Telangana, the youngest state of India, will have single-phase polling for 119 seats on November 30 with the counting of votes set for December 3 along with other poll-bound states. Telangana has a total of 3,17,32,727 voters including 3,17,17,389 general voters, 15,338 service voters, 5,32,990 young voters, 5,06,493 PwD voters and 4,43,943 senior citizens aged over 80. Telangana Assembly has …

BJP's CM in Telangana will be from a backward caste, announces Amit Shah at poll rally
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP's CM in Telangana will be from a backward caste, announces Amit Shah at poll rally

India TV News  

Telangana Assembly Elections: Ahead of the Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced that the next Chief Minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana will be from a backward caste. Amit Shah attacks BRS, Congress He further said that neither the Bharat Rashtra Samithi nor the Congress party can work for the welfare of Telangana, adding …

Telangana polls: 3 MPs fielded; T Raja returns to fray as BJP revokes suspension
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana polls: 3 MPs fielded; T Raja returns to fray as BJP revokes suspension

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday released its first list of 52 candidates for the Telangana assembly elections scheduled for next month, fielding three Lok Sabha MPs and renominating legislator T Raja Singh from his Goshamahal seat after revoking his suspension effected last year for his alleged remarks against Prophet Muhammad. The BJP’s first list, which was released on Sunday …

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 …

Survey Shows Congress Surge in Telangana
1 year, 2 months ago

Survey Shows Congress Surge in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Gaining a whopping 11 percentage points so far in vote share, 40 days ahead of the November 30 elections, the Congress has surged to become the party with the highest number of votes, according to a survey by a national TV channel in partnership with a survey agency. Making these changes possible, according to the survey, was a drop …

Telangana polls: YS Sharmila rules out alliance with Congress, YSRTP to contest alone
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana polls: YS Sharmila rules out alliance with Congress, YSRTP to contest alone

India TV News  

Telangana Assembly elections: Putting an end to the speculation of the merger of YSR Telangana Party with the Congress, party chief Y S Sharmila on Thursday announced that her party will contest the November 30 elections to the state assembly alone. Sharmila, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister, further said that her morther YS Vijayamma and …

​Telangana Assembly polls will be 'one sided' in BRS' favour, KCR to score 'hat-trick': KTR
1 year, 3 months ago

​Telangana Assembly polls will be 'one sided' in BRS' favour, KCR to score 'hat-trick': KTR

India TV News  

Following the announcement of Assembly polls in five states including Telangana, BRS working president and minister KT Rama Rao on Monday hoped that the elections in the state are “one-sided” in favour of his party and said that K Chandrasekhar Rao will become the Chief Minister for the third time. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, KTR said that the people …

AP Gram Panchayat By-Elections Record 77.99% Poll Percentage
1 year, 4 months ago

AP Gram Panchayat By-Elections Record 77.99% Poll Percentage

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Bypolls for election of 34 sarpanchs and 245 ward members in gram panchayats across Andhra Pradesh passed off by and large peacefully. Final poll percentage from three gram panchayats in Alluri Sitarama Raju district is, however, awaited. At Chalivendula gram panchayat in Hindupur Rural mandal in Satyasai district, YSRC-backed contestant Upendra Reddy won with 337 votes majority. TD-supported candidate …

Telangana@10 | Will Formation Day glee extend till high-stakes December polls?
1 year, 7 months ago

Telangana@10 | Will Formation Day glee extend till high-stakes December polls?

The Hindu  

Telangana, the 29th State in the country, is gearing up for 21 days of celebration in honour of the 10th year of its formation starting June 2. The State faces Assembly elections six months down the line, whose outcome will decide whether the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samiti scores a hat-trick, etching its name into the record books, or faces a …

How Maharashtra rural polls are a morale-booster for Eknath Shinde's party, BJP
2 years ago

How Maharashtra rural polls are a morale-booster for Eknath Shinde's party, BJP

India Today  

A war of words has broken out between the ruling BJP-Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and the Opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, with each side claiming they had seized power in most gram panchayats in the elections held recently. While deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed the BJP-BSS alliance had captured over 3,000 gram panchayats, leaders of the MVA, which consists …

TRS looks for headstart in Hyderabad for 2023 polls
2 years, 1 month ago

TRS looks for headstart in Hyderabad for 2023 polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TRS ministers and legislators in the city are set to enter the ‘election mode’ in December, with plans afoot to hold ward-wise and constituency-wise meetings to assess public issues and address them ahead of the 2023 polls. In the Hyderabad district unit general body meeting at Telangana Bhavan on Sunday — attended by ministers Talasani Srinivas Yadav and Mohd …

Haryana panchayat polls: 84% polling recorded in final phase
2 years, 1 month ago

Haryana panchayat polls: 84% polling recorded in final phase

Hindustan Times  

The final round of the three-phase panchayat elections for sarpanches and panches of gram panchayats concluded on Friday with over 84 per cent polling in four districts of Haryana, officials said. Over 84 percent polling was recorded, as per provisional figures made available by the State Election Commission at 10 pm. On Tuesday, as part of the third and final …

TRS wins high-voltage Munugode bypoll after neck-and-neck fight
2 years, 2 months ago

TRS wins high-voltage Munugode bypoll after neck-and-neck fight

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The TRS won. All analysis of silver linings must be set aside to concede that the BJP tactic of pushing a byelection in Telangana by the resignation and shifting of party by Congress legislator Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy failed, and Rajgopal Reddy, brave rhetoric apart, lost. Telangana’s post 2018 elections overall score of bypolls stands thus: TRS – 3, BJP …

TRS wins high-voltage Munugode bypoll after neck-and-neck fight
2 years, 2 months ago

TRS wins high-voltage Munugode bypoll after neck-and-neck fight

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The TRS won. All analysis of silver linings must be set aside to concede that the BJP tactic of pushing a byelection in Telangana by the resignation and shifting of party by Congress legislator Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy failed, and Rajgopal Reddy, brave rhetoric apart, lost. Telangana’s post 2018 elections overall score of bypolls stands thus: TRS – 3, BJP …

Clashes Erupt Between TRS & BJP in Telangana's Munugode During Last Leg of Bypoll Campaign
2 years, 2 months ago

Clashes Erupt Between TRS & BJP in Telangana's Munugode During Last Leg of Bypoll Campaign

News 18  

Clashes erupted between Telangana Rashtra Samithi and BJP in Telangana?s Munugode on Tuesday during the last leg of campaigning for the high-stakes bypoll in the constituency. Over 2.41 lakh voters are set to exercise their franchise in the bypoll to Munugode Assembly constituency in Telangana on November 3, an election that is expected to influence the future course of state …

Goa Panchayat polls: BJP claims victory on at least 140 out of 186 seats
2 years, 5 months ago

Goa Panchayat polls: BJP claims victory on at least 140 out of 186 seats

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party claimed victory on 140 seats out of the 186 village panchayat bodies that went to polls on August 10. Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant welcomed the victorious BJP candidates and said that the electoral outcome will be appreciated by the central committee. Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant with victorious Panchayat poll candidates. BJP's state unit chief …

Demand for more mandals puts TRS leaders in spot
2 years, 5 months ago

Demand for more mandals puts TRS leaders in spot

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Creation of 14 new mandals in various districts by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao in less than a week has spurred the demand for creation of more new mandals in districts. The creation of new mandals in Telangana started with the Chief Minister issuing orders on July 23 creating 13 mandals in nine districts. People in Vallampatla, Galipalli and …

MP Panchayat Polls: BJP Claims to Have Won 84 Pc Seats, Congress Calls it Fake Data; Several Governors Call on PM Modi
2 years, 5 months ago

MP Panchayat Polls: BJP Claims to Have Won 84 Pc Seats, Congress Calls it Fake Data; Several Governors Call on PM Modi

News 18  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday claimed to have won 84 per cent seats in district panchayat polls, while opposition Congress questioned its data and claimed to have won almost half the seats itself.These local body elections came ahead of the Assembly polls which are due next year. MP BJP president V D Sharma told reporters …

Poll fever grips TRS after KCR’s indirect hint
2 years, 6 months ago

Poll fever grips TRS after KCR’s indirect hint

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Early election fever seems to have gripped the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti after party president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao mentioned the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly during a press conference at Pragathi Bhavan on Sunday last. Although it was a challenge thrown by Chandrashekar Rao to the Bharatiya Janata Party that he was ready to dissolve the …

TRS to support Yashwant Sinha in Presidential poll
2 years, 6 months ago

TRS to support Yashwant Sinha in Presidential poll

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The ruling TRS in Telangana on Monday said it would support the candidature of joint opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential election. TRS Working President and state IT, Industries Minister K T Rama Rao was present, along with party MPs, when Sinha filed his nomination for the top post. "President of @trspartyonline Sri KCR Garu has decided to …

Wary of BJP national meet in city, KCR mulls counter strategy
2 years, 7 months ago

Wary of BJP national meet in city, KCR mulls counter strategy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao is learnt to be assessing the impact of the BJP’s proposed national executive meeting on state politics and the upcoming Assembly polls, and devising counter-strategy to minimise the impact. Party sources said the Chief Minister had been holding a series of meetings with party’s senior leaders for the past …

Polls to 57 RS seats on June 10; 2 in TS
2 years, 8 months ago

Polls to 57 RS seats on June 10; 2 in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad/New Delhi: Elections will be held on June 10 for 57 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states, include two from Telangana. While the TRS is seen to win both the seats, the Akali Dal will lose its presence in the Upper House and the BJP's tally will remain below 100 after touching the milestone recently. Prominent among those retiring between …

TRS to take call on Prez poll only after Cong clears stand
2 years, 8 months ago

TRS to take call on Prez poll only after Cong clears stand

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The TRS is watching the outcome of the Congress ‘chintan shivir’ in Udaipur from May 13 to 15 before devising its strategy for the Presidential election scheduled for July. Party sources said TRS supremo and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had decided to make his next moves in national politics in the Presidential election, after the Rajya Sabha polls …

KCR rules out early Assembly elections in Telangana
2 years, 9 months ago

KCR rules out early Assembly elections in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao while categorically ruling out early Assembly elections in the state, exuded confidence that TRS will retain power for a third successive term by winning 95 to 105 seats in 2023. Speaking to reporters after an extended meeting of TRS Legislature Party here on Monday, Rao said that before going in for elections, his government …

Polling concludes for panchayat elections in Odisha, counting of votes from February 26 to 28
2 years, 10 months ago

Polling concludes for panchayat elections in Odisha, counting of votes from February 26 to 28

The Hindu  

Polling for elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions in Odisha concluded with the fifth and last phase of polling held on February 24. After 36,523 Ward Members, 126 Sarpanchs, 326 Panchayat Samiti Members and one Zilla Parishad Member were elected unopposed, around 2.2 lakh nominees contested in the elections, according to the State Election Commission. While candidates for the …

Over 10,800 Village Panchayats in Gujarat to Go to Polls on Dec 19
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 10,800 Village Panchayats in Gujarat to Go to Polls on Dec 19

News 18  

A total of 10,879 gram panchayats across Gujarat would go to polls on December 19 to elect sarpanch and members, the State Election Commission announced on Monday. Of these, the five-year tenure of 10,117 gram panchayats is ending in December, while polls will be held in 65 panchayats due to splitting or dissolution of existing bodies, along with bypolls in …

Interview | People have decided to vote TRS out: Tejasvi Surya
3 years, 4 months ago

Interview | People have decided to vote TRS out: Tejasvi Surya

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: On an official visit to the city as part of the Parliamentary Committee on information technology and communications, Tejasvi Surya, Lok Sabha MP representing Bengaluru South, a rising star of the BJP and national president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, took time out to participate in the ongoing Praja Sangrama Yatra in Sangareddy. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, he …

UP panchayat polls 2021: Polling for Phase 1 underway in 2.21 lakh seats across 18 districts
3 years, 9 months ago

UP panchayat polls 2021: Polling for Phase 1 underway in 2.21 lakh seats across 18 districts

Firstpost  

Lucknow: Voting for the first of the four-phase Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections, seen as a semi-final to the 2022 Assembly election, began on Thursday in 18 districts with ballot papers. More than 3.33 lakh candidates in the fray for over 2.21 lakh seats in the first phase for the posts of zila panchayat members, kshetra panchayat members, village panchayat heads …

Andhra local body polls: YSRCP claims about 2,700 panchayat wins, TDP over 1,100 in fourth phase election
3 years, 10 months ago

Andhra local body polls: YSRCP claims about 2,700 panchayat wins, TDP over 1,100 in fourth phase election

India TV News  

With the completion of the fourth phase of panchayat polls in Andhra Pradesh, political parties have resumed doling out their own victory statistics about the candidates aligned to them. Out of the 3,299 panchayats notified, the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party said polls occurred in 2,743 panchayats and claimed that 2,513 panchayats were won by the candidates aligned to …

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