BJP Getting Back into the Game, Former MLA, MLC from Congress to Join Party
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP Getting Back into the Game, Former MLA, MLC from Congress to Join Party

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP in Telangana that was being perceived as falling behind the Congress and the BRS, had a busy Friday with a former MLA, a former MLC and two former DCCB chairmen joining it in Delhi. All four leaders are from the Congress — former MLA Akula Rajendar, former MLC M. Rangareddy, former District Cooperative Credit Bank chairmen M. Jaipal Reddy from Zaheerabad and Laxma Reddy from Ranga Reddy district. Aruna, Union minister and state party president G. Kishan Reddy, and Telangana elections in-charge Prakash Javadekar, and Huzurabad MLA Etala Rajendar who is also the party’s joinings committee chairman. Welcoming the leaders, Kishan Reddy said BJP was gaining in strength in Telangana and many youth and others were joining it.

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BJP Biggest Party in World: Kishan Reddy
4 months ago

BJP Biggest Party in World: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Union minister and BJP state president G. Kishan Reddy wondered how permissions were given by the government earlier and why the structures are being demolished by HYDRAA now. Addressing the cadre as part of the party membership drive in Hyderabad, he said, “BJP has become the world’s largest political party surging past the Chinese Communist Party and this is …

Gudur: CM Revanth Reddy's BJP, BRS Merger Talk not Befitting him
4 months ago

Gudur: CM Revanth Reddy's BJP, BRS Merger Talk not Befitting him

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP state committee member Gudur Narayana Reddy on Saturday made it clear that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s comments on the merger of the BRS with BJP were below the level of his office. In a media statement, Narayan Reddy said that it was the Congress which had been inducting BRS MLAs; 10 of them had joined the Congress. …

BRS MLAs joining Congress 'motivated by our govt's ideology': Telangana CM Revanth on defections
5 months, 1 week ago

BRS MLAs joining Congress 'motivated by our govt's ideology': Telangana CM Revanth on defections

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BRS Legislators are joining the ruling Congress as they want to be part of the development of Telangana that the present regime is aiming for, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Sunday. Earlier, some bulls have challenged that they will dethrone this government," Reddy said, justifying some BRS leaders joining Congress recently. As many as nine BRS MLAs …

BJP will win maximum MP seats in Telangana: Kishan Reddy
7 months ago

BJP will win maximum MP seats in Telangana: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Union Tourism Minister and Telangana BJP State president G Kishan Reddy here on Saturday said the party would be winning the highest number of MP seats this time in the State. Interacting with party leaders and followers in view of Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduates MLC constituency elections at Yadadri bypass road, he said the BJP won the same elections in united …

A do or die battle for BRS, bragging rights opportunity for Congress, BJP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A do or die battle for BRS, bragging rights opportunity for Congress, BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Medak Lok Sabha constituency, a stronghold of the BRS for nearly 20 years, could prove pivotal for the party's future, either bolstering its position or leading to its downfall after the Lok Sabha elections. For the BRS, winning the seat signifies survival and validates its claim as a party representing Telangana's interests, championed by its leaders, led by …

Lok Sabha elections | BRS looks to shake off Assembly defeat, assert that it is still a force to be reckoned with
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections | BRS looks to shake off Assembly defeat, assert that it is still a force to be reckoned with

The Hindu  

After being in power for a decade in Telangana, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi is facing its first major electoral and existential challenge that is likely to have an indefinite impact on its future, though it has survived threats posed at it in the 2006 byelections and 2009 elections. As the party that spearheaded the Telangana Statehood movement for 14 years, …

BJP, Cong set to field 'made in BRS' leaders for LS polls
8 months ago

BJP, Cong set to field 'made in BRS' leaders for LS polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP and the Congress may have much to thank their arch rival BRS for in this year’s Lok Sabha elections in Telangana. And with nominations for the May 13 polling for the elections set to begin on Thursday, the stage is set for nine of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies where leaders, who were until recently in the …

BRS leaders jump ship, make a beeline to join Congress
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS leaders jump ship, make a beeline to join Congress

Hindustan Times  

After Bharat Rashtra Samithi lawmaker and party president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate authorities on March 15 in connection with Delhi liquor scam, veteran BRS secretary general and Rajya Sabha member Kancherla Kesava Rao, better known as KK, was among the first few party leaders to reach her house and speak out vehemently …

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 …

Mining baron Janardhana Reddy returns to Karnataka BJP fold
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Mining baron Janardhana Reddy returns to Karnataka BJP fold

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy, who had quit the BJP and floated Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha ahead of last year’s Assembly elections in the state, will return to the saffron party on Monday morning. An important meeting of KRPP was held at Reddy’s residence on Sunday in which prominent leaders of the party gave their nod for Reddy to rejoin …

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, BRS leadership faces challenge of holding its flock together
9 months, 1 week ago

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, BRS leadership faces challenge of holding its flock together

The Hindu  

hyderabad Hardly three months after being for pushed out of power by the electorate, the Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi appears to be finding itself at the receiving end of what it had practised since 2015, encouraging defections from other parties, with desertion of the party by its leaders continues unabated. As the migration of BRS leaders into the ruling Congress …

More BRS leaders, including ex-MPs and MLAs, join BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

More BRS leaders, including ex-MPs and MLAs, join BJP

The Hindu  

More leaders from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the central party headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday. The leaders included ex-MPs G. Nagesh from Adilabad, Ajmeera Sitaram Naik from Mahabubabad, former MLAs Jalagam Venkat Rao from Khammam and S. Saidi Reddy from Huzurnagar and Congress leader G. Srinivas from Peddapalli. National general secretary Tarun Chugh, …

Many prominent leaders in Telangana waiting to join BJP, Kishan tells Nadda
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Many prominent leaders in Telangana waiting to join BJP, Kishan tells Nadda

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday summoned the party’s state president G Kishan Reddy to Delhi to review the preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. According to sources, Kishan informed Nadda that some prominent leaders in Telangana are waiting for the green signal from the BJP high command to join the saffron party fold. He told Nadda …

BRS MP quits party, joins BJP ahead of LS polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS MP quits party, joins BJP ahead of LS polls

Hindustan Times  

Senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader and Telangana parliamentarian Pothuganti Ramulu on Thursday resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the general elections. Bharart Rashtriya Samiti leader and Nagarkurnool MP Pothuganti Ramulu joins Bharatiya Janata Party, at party headquarters, in New Delhi on Thursday Ramulu, along with his son Bharat and three other BRS leaders, were …

The BJP is not Finding Strong Leaders in Many LS Segments.
10 months ago

The BJP is not Finding Strong Leaders in Many LS Segments.

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state BJP has hit the road ahead of all parties with its 12-day Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra on Monday, it appears lacking strong leadership at the local level for the Lok Sabha polls in the state. Dr Laxman was confident that the work carried out by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre would help the party win a …

Kishan Invites BRS Leaders to BJP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kishan Invites BRS Leaders to BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state BJP will begin its exercise to pick its candidates for the Lok Sabha elections at a meeting of its state election committee to be held in New Delhi on Friday, even as it issued a call to BRS leaders to join the BJP. Telangana has 17 Lok Sabha seats and the BJP state president G. Kishan Reddy …

BRS irrelevant, Congress will bring instability: Kishan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BRS irrelevant, Congress will bring instability: Kishan

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party sees the Congress as its primary opponent in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and declared that the BRS was no longer relevant and people can ignore its existence. State BJP president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy said a vote or a seat for the BRS in the Lok Sabha will bring no benefit to …

Opposition alliance: Too wobbly
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Opposition alliance: Too wobbly

Live Mint  

For the opposition “INDIA" bloc to present a credible fight to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, it’s critical that it stays united. On Wednesday, Mamata Banerjee, chief of the Trinamool Congress Party, declared that her party would battle the BJP alone in West Bengal after the Congress party rebuffed its offer of two of the state’s 42 seats to contest. …

BJP will contest alone in Parliament elections in TS: Kishan Reddy
1 year ago

BJP will contest alone in Parliament elections in TS: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With the political alliance with the Jana Sena Party of actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan not having much impact in the recent Assembly elections, the Telangana BJP has decided to contest in ensuing Parliament elections alone in Telangana state. Telangana state BJP chief and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy on Friday clarified the BJP stand at a party office-bearers meeting along …

State BJP divided over BRS alliance
1 year ago

State BJP divided over BRS alliance

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana state BJP is divided over the contentious issue of an alliance with the BRS for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, especially after the pink party was soundly trounced by the Congress in the Assembly elections. While some leaders felt there was little value in allying or being friendly with a regional party that had lost popular …

BJP's fight against BRS helped Congress, says Kishan
1 year ago

BJP's fight against BRS helped Congress, says Kishan

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP state president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy said that the party will review its performance and work with renewed vigour for the general elections in 2024. Addressing media persons in Hyderabad on Monday, he said, “Even voters who told us they would vote for the BRS and the Congress categorically told us they would vote for the …

Perception that we are with BRS affecting BJP: Kishan Reddy
1 year, 1 month ago

Perception that we are with BRS affecting BJP: Kishan Reddy

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad: With just two weeks left for polling, the Bharatiya Janata Party is going to intensify its campaign in Telangana to posit itself as the kingmaker, G Kishan Reddy, the state BJP president, said. In an interview with Deepika Amirapu, Reddy said the party’s decision to have an OBC CM would ensure victory for many of its candidates. Edited Excepts …

I am joining Congress, confirms Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy
1 year, 1 month ago

I am joining Congress, confirms Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP leader and former Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy, who is known to be a strident voice against the ruling BRS government, resigned from the party and rejoined the Congress. "BJP failed to emerge as an alternative to BRS and the party failed to take action against KCR government's corruption," said Rajagopal Reddy in a statement. “Rajgopal conveyed to …

BRS will outplay all opponents in the next Assembly elections: Harish Rao
1 year, 2 months ago

BRS will outplay all opponents in the next Assembly elections: Harish Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Cashing in on the cricket fever that has engulfed the nation, courtesy of the ICC World Cup 2023, and making dexterous use of the sport’s terminology, health minister T. Harish Rao said that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao will hit a sixer while the Congress will be run out and the BJP will score a duck in the next …

Senior BJP Leaders Set to Join Congress
1 year, 2 months ago

Senior BJP Leaders Set to Join Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BJP in Telangana is in complete disarray barely a couple of months ahead of the Assembly polls, with a group of senior leaders declaring that they would take every opportunity — including joining the Congress —to defeat Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. This includes even joining the Congress.” He said that among the leaders who have been discussing …

BJP's popularity on ground rising: Kishan
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP's popularity on ground rising: Kishan

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BJP on Saturday declared that the party was gaining strength at the ground level and that it did not place much stock on other parties holding ‘high profile’ events to admit defectors. State BJP president G. Kishan Reddy said, “This effort was being led by Etala Rajendar, chairman of the BJP’s joinings committee. Many local important leaders are …

Leaders from other parties to join BJP: Etala
1 year, 4 months ago

Leaders from other parties to join BJP: Etala

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: State BJP leader Etala Rajendar said on Thursday that about 20 leaders from Congress and the BRS were set to join the party fold soon. Speaking to media persons in Nirmal on Thursday, Rajendar, chairman of the BJP’s ‘joinings’ committee, said discussions have been held with 20 to 22 leaders. The discussions have been kept under wraps following the …

Telangana: KTR says BRS should sweep Assembly, Lok Sabha seats for strong base in national politics
1 year, 4 months ago

Telangana: KTR says BRS should sweep Assembly, Lok Sabha seats for strong base in national politics

India TV News  

BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday said that his party has to sweep not only Telangana Assembly polls slated this year but also 2024 Lok Sabha elections for the party to emerge as a strong force at the national level. KT Rama Rao, also known as KTR, said that the BRS would be in a decisive role in …

Will Not Rest Until BRS Govt is Buried: T'gana BJP Chief and Union Minister Kishan Reddy
1 year, 5 months ago

Will Not Rest Until BRS Govt is Buried: T'gana BJP Chief and Union Minister Kishan Reddy

News 18  

Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy who formally took charge as Telangana BJP President on Friday here said the party will not rest until the ruling BRS government is buried electorally. Speaking at a party meeting after taking charge, Reddy said there is a need to work unitedly with the aim of defeating the BRS in the …

Kishan Slams Rahul, Says No Truck With any Party in Telangana
1 year, 5 months ago

Kishan Slams Rahul, Says No Truck With any Party in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union minister G. Kishan Reddy on Monday laid into Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of the party during the Telangana Jana Garjana in Khammam, claiming that he was neither able to run his own party nor able to retain MLAs who won on its flag. He said: “The Congress leadership is so weak and helpless that it …

We stand together to contest BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Opposition parties
1 year, 6 months ago

We stand together to contest BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Opposition parties

The Hindu  

Framing the next general election as a fight between “democracy and dictatorship”, 15 Opposition parties came together, projecting a united front in Patna on June 23. Mr. Prasad, who appeared for the first time in a political meeting after his recent kidney transplant, urged the Congress to be “large-hearted” and said that the larger force in each State should be …

Sanjay says BRS and Congress working together
1 year, 6 months ago

Sanjay says BRS and Congress working together

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Telangana BJP president and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday said the BRS and Congress parties are working together in parliament. Participating in the “Tiffin Baithak” programme organised by his party at Buddipalli village in Karimnagar Rural mandal on Sunday, Sanjay said Congress won the Karnataka elections because of the support of BRS. The state BJP president that …

BJP's New Telangana' will revolve around development and progress: Pralhad Joshi
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP's New Telangana' will revolve around development and progress: Pralhad Joshi

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday asserted that the BJP would end the “BRS family rule, nepotism and corruption” that were destroying the state. Speaking exclusively with Deccan Chronicle, Joshi said that the BRS, as a whole, was a hindrance to progress and development and the attainment of corruption-free ‘New Telangana’ that has been envisioned by the BJP-led Union …

BRS and Congress heading for electoral pact: Bandi
1 year, 8 months ago

BRS and Congress heading for electoral pact: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that BRS and Congress would strike an alliance before the Assembly elections while BJP would go it alone. All surveys, including those initiated by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, indicated that BJP will form the next government in Telangana, he said. In order to divert the attention of people from the confession …

BRS, BJP, Cong keenly watch Karnataka Assembly polls
1 year, 8 months ago

BRS, BJP, Cong keenly watch Karnataka Assembly polls

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The ruling BRS, as well as the opposition BJP and Congress, are placing a great deal of importance on the Karnataka Assembly elections, believing that the outcome would have an impact on the Telangana Assembly polls, which are slated for December. The BJP and the Congress, on the other hand, believe that if they win the Karnataka Assembly polls, …

BRS, Congress, Left forging \'unholy coalition\', says Bandi
1 year, 10 months ago

BRS, Congress, Left forging \'unholy coalition\', says Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS, Congress, and Left parties were attempting to forge an "unholy coalition" against the BJP in Telangana, unable to digest the party's expansion and strengthening in the state, said BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi with BJP general secretary and Telangana in-charge Tarun Chugh, Sanjay remarked that Congress MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy's …

As time ticks, options reduce for opposition in fight for Telangana’s Assembly
1 year, 10 months ago

As time ticks, options reduce for opposition in fight for Telangana’s Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: One of the first political beliefs that will be shattered when Telangana goes to the elections at the end of the year will be that a padayatra in a Telugu state by a leader will lead to their party winning power — with leaders of both main opposition parties having had a go at it, Bandi Sanjay Kumar having …

Congress lures top BRS, BJP leaders
1 year, 10 months ago

Congress lures top BRS, BJP leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy was quick to make overtures to BJP MLA Etala Rajendar to join the Congress, after the latter had slammed the BJP leaders for being ‘moles’ of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. Referencing Rajendar’s comments about ‘coverts in all parties’, Revanth Reddy said that the former minister was frustrated with the BJP as it was …

Only Congress can provide alternative to BJP: Tariq Anwar
1 year, 11 months ago

Only Congress can provide alternative to BJP: Tariq Anwar

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Stating that the BJP is dividing opposition parties to protect its vote bank, AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar stated on Friday that there cannot be an alternative to the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre without the support of Congress party. Anwar’s comments come a day after Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s massive BRS public meeting at Khammam in …

BJP only alternative to TRS: Komatireddy
2 years, 4 months ago

BJP only alternative to TRS: Komatireddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Stating that he had clarity on the current political scenario in Telangana, Munugode Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy said the BJP, which had been strengthening its base to defeat the TRS, was the only alternative to the ruling party in the state. Congress Legislative Party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka met Rajgopal Reddy at his residence on Monday and discussed …

‘Anyone keen to defeat BJP can ally with Congress’: Chidambaram
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Anyone keen to defeat BJP can ally with Congress’: Chidambaram

The Hindu  

The Congress is ready to accept the support of any party that is keen to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming Goa Assembly election, senior leader P. Chidambaram said on Saturday. His statement came shortly after Mahua Moitra, the Goa desk in-charge of the Trinamool Congress, suggested that the Mamata Banerjee-led party was open to a pre-poll alliance …

All opposition forces should join hands to tackle BJP nationally: CPI(M)
3 years, 4 months ago

All opposition forces should join hands to tackle BJP nationally: CPI(M)

India TV News  

The CPI's West Bengal secretary Surya Kanta Mishra on Thursday said that it will be good if all the opposition forces in the country, including the Trinamool Congress, come together to fight the BJP at the national level as “our battle will move forward if we can oust it from Delhi”. Delivering a speech at a programme to mark the …

Can Revanth Reddy, Cong's New Firebrand Telangana Unit Chief, Build Party as an Alternative to TRS?
3 years, 5 months ago

Can Revanth Reddy, Cong's New Firebrand Telangana Unit Chief, Build Party as an Alternative to TRS?

News 18  

“There are others to vote for. Her wish was fulfilled too as Reddy, who on Wednesday took over as president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, was elected MP from the largest Lok Sabha seat in the country. After the formation of Telangana state, the remaining MLAs who won from Telugu Desam party joined TRS as part of Operation Aakash launched …

Friends in need: The Hindu Editorial on BJP and Opposition unity
3 years, 6 months ago

Friends in need: The Hindu Editorial on BJP and Opposition unity

The Hindu  

Talk of any political realignment is unseasonal, considering the fact that the next general election is due only in 2024 and the BJP is entrenched in the government. A gathering of political leaders, activists and scholars convened by Trinamool Congress leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday, however, was preceded by a lot of speculation about the emergence of a ‘third’ front, …

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