Telangana polls not with four states if state is not ready: CEC
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana polls not with four states if state is not ready: CEC

India TV News  

Assembly elections will not be held in Telangana along with those in four states this year-end if the preparedness of the poll machinery in the southern state is not "statisfactory", Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat said that since the Supreme Court wants to hold elections at the earlist or as soon as possible, "we have taken immediate steps" for the conduct of polls. Giving the background of the process of elections in Telangana, he said "since Telangana Assembly has been dissolved, we immediately started preparations for the next assembly polls in the state. To a question whether the Telangana polls can be clubbed with the polls in the four states, Rawat said, "I can't say if Telangana can be clubbed with the four states.

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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 …

Distinction without difference: After defeat in Telangana, BRS says 'not sad, but disappointed'
1 year, 1 month ago

Distinction without difference: After defeat in Telangana, BRS says 'not sad, but disappointed'

Firstpost  

Congress is leading on 67 out of 119 Telangana Assembly seats which is more than the majority mark. The party is also set to form the next government in the state The Bharat Rashtra Samithi conceded defeat in Telangana after counting trends showed Congress inching closer to a victory in the assembly election 2023. In a post on X, KT …

Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023: When and where to watch poll results? Check details
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023: When and where to watch poll results? Check details

India TV News  

The southern state went on to polls on November 30 where 119 members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly sealed their fates. There are 35,356 polling stations in the state for the upcoming Telangana Assembly Election 2023. What happened in the 2018 Telangana Assembly Election? In the 2018 Telangana Assembly polls, TRS won 88 seats and gained 46.9 per cent followed …

Exact polls will give us good news: Telangana Minister KTR on exit poll results
1 year, 1 month ago

Exact polls will give us good news: Telangana Minister KTR on exit poll results

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After some exit poll projection showed the Congress leading the race to form the government in Telangana, Telangana Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao said on Friday that exact polls will "give us good news." Exit polls on Thursday predicted that Congress is poised to form government in Telangana and that the ruling Bharat Rashtra …

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 Election 2023 Updates: Voting Today; BRS, Congress, BJP Clash in Three-corner Contest
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Election 2023 Updates: Voting Today; BRS, Congress, BJP Clash in Three-corner Contest

News 18  

2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Latest Updates On Vote Date And Timings Follow our live coverage on Telangana Assembly Elections Voting here. #WATCH | Hyderabad: On the Telangana poll arrangements, Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj says, “…Teams and polling parties have been dispatched along with security forces… They will look at the arrangements at the polling stations… Tomorrow morning at …

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 Assembly Election Updates: Poll Campaign Ends, Voting on Nov 30
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Election Updates: Poll Campaign Ends, Voting on Nov 30

News 18  

Telangana Election Voting 2023: Latest Updates On Telangana Voting Follow the live coverage on the Telangana Assembly Election Voting Here. Telangana Assembly Election LIVE: Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Gehlot Conducts Roadshow in Hyderabad Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonial Gandhi and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot conduct a roadshow in Telangana’s Hyderabad on Tuesday. #TelanganaElections2023 #AssemblyElectionsWithPTI pic.twitter.com/hLESWvPe35 — Press Trust of …

Telangana Assembly polls: Political campaigning ends today, voting on 30 Nov
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly polls: Political campaigning ends today, voting on 30 Nov

Live Mint  

The political campaigning for the Telangana Assembly election will end on Tuesday at 5 PM. Chief electoral officer Vikas Raj said that all arrangements for the Telangana Assembly polls 2023 are complete for the voting day scheduled for 30 November. In the last Assembly elections in 2018, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, previously known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi, won 88 of …

No hung assembly, BJP will get majority to form govt in Telangana: Kishan Reddy
1 year, 2 months ago

No hung assembly, BJP will get majority to form govt in Telangana: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In the face of "simmering anger" against the ruling BRS in Telangana, the BJP will get a comfortable majority to form its first government in the state after the November 30 polls, state BJP chief G Kishan Reddy has said. Reddy said it is palpable that Telangana people want a change as they have lost faith in both the …

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 …

Telangana Assembly Elections: Congress releases final list of candidates for upcoming polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana Assembly Elections: Congress releases final list of candidates for upcoming polls

India TV News  

The Central Election Committee of the Congress Party announced the conclusive list of candidates for the forthcoming Telangana assembly elections, as per an official statement from the All India Congress Committee on Thursday. As Telangana gears up for the upcoming assembly elections, a three-way competition is anticipated among the BJP, the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi, and the Congress. Key dates …

Is TDP considering opting out of Telangana electoral contest?
1 year, 2 months ago

Is TDP considering opting out of Telangana electoral contest?

India Today  

The Telugu Desam is considering opting out of the electoral contest in Telangana. It will be a big move for the party that came into existence on the plank of Telugu atmagauravam in the 1980s but has found its political strength in Telangana getting diluted with every successive election since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. The leadership feels …

Congress top leaders to campaign in Telangana for a week before polling
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress top leaders to campaign in Telangana for a week before polling

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Congress big guns such as Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Chief Ministers of four Congress ruled states will camp in Telangana state for a week prior to polling on November 30. With the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh ending on November 23, all the top national-level Congress leaders will concentrate their focus on Telangana …

Telangana Elections 2023: Full List of BRS Candidates
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana Elections 2023: Full List of BRS Candidates

News 18  

Telangana is set to witness a triangular contest in the Assembly elections in which the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi is hoping for a three-peat. Heavyweights BRS Chief and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will contest from Gajwel and Kamareddy constituencies. Full List of Assembly Constituencies in Telangana and BRS Candidates Sirpur – Koneru Konappa Chennur – SC – Balka …

Telangana Election Date 2023: Assembly Polls Full Schedule, Key Seats, Major Issues & Result Date
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana Election Date 2023: Assembly Polls Full Schedule, Key Seats, Major Issues & Result Date

News 18  

Telangana is gearing up for a triangular fight between Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Congress and BJP in the upcoming assembly elections next month. TELANGANA ELECTION 2023 Telangana 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. ELECTION NAME: TELANGANA 2023 Current …

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 Election 2023: Polling to be held on November 30, counting on December 3 | Check full list
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana Assembly Election 2023: Polling to be held on November 30, counting on December 3 | Check full list

Hindustan Times  

Telangana Election Schedule: The 119-member Telangana legislative assembly will go to polls on November 30, 2023, the Election Commission of India announced on Monday. Issue of Notification November 3, 2023 Last Date of Nomination November 10, 2023 Scrutiny of Nomination November 13, 2023 Last date of withdrawal of candidature November 15, 2023 Date of polls November 30, 2023 Counting of …

​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 …

Telangana Assembly elections: EC to begin three-day tour of poll-bound state on October 3
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana Assembly elections: EC to begin three-day tour of poll-bound state on October 3

India TV News  

A team of officials from the Election Commission of India is set to visit Telangana and its capital, Hyderabad, on October 3 as part of a three-day tour to the state in preparation for the upcoming elections. The current term of the Telangana Legislative Assembly is set to end in January, and the state is expected to hold elections before …

Analysis | Why the Karnataka Assembly polls are crucial for BJP’s fate in Telangana
1 year, 10 months ago

Analysis | Why the Karnataka Assembly polls are crucial for BJP’s fate in Telangana

The Hindu  

In a year with nine Assembly elections, the Karnataka polls in April-May stand alone as the State goes to polls without being bunched with others. The BJP’s efforts in the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls, in fighting Assembly bypolls in Huzurabad, Munugode and Dubbaka and in the yatras and corner public meetings point to that direction. According to a senior office …

Is Telangana heading for a hung Assembly?
1 year, 11 months ago

Is Telangana heading for a hung Assembly?

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Political developments in the last few days have triggered a debate on whether or not Telangana is heading for a hung Assembly in the general elections. What started with Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao heaping praise on the previous United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre and then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in the Assembly, picked up momentum …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Telangana civic polls only likely in October
5 years, 4 months ago

Telangana civic polls only likely in October

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Petitions before the Telangana High Court questioning the pre-election process adopted by the state government have ensured that the municipal elections can be held only in October, against Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s desire to hold them as quickly as possible. As many as 50 cases were moved before the High Court which stayed the civic polls in 46 …

Election Results 2019: TRS leads in 11 out of 17 seats in Telangana
5 years, 7 months ago

Election Results 2019: TRS leads in 11 out of 17 seats in Telangana

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: The Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi seems to be heading for a comfortable win in the state, with the TRS leading in 10 out of the total 17 Lok Sabha seats. The TRS, which is ruling in the state, had claimed that it will win as many as 16 seats, but the Bharatiya Janata and …

Will unite entire country by founding national party if necessary: Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief
5 years, 9 months ago

Will unite entire country by founding national party if necessary: Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief

India TV News  

Accusing the BJP and the Congress of failing to meet the aspirations of the people, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has said that he would start a national party "if necessary" to herald reforms and "unite the country". Kicking off his party's poll campaign from Karimnagar on Sunday, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi president stressed on the need for an …

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. …

Post-bifurcation, Telangana Rashtra Samiti puts other parties out of game
6 years ago

Post-bifurcation, Telangana Rashtra Samiti puts other parties out of game

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh, and the dominance of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, important political parties are disappearing from the political stage in Telangana state. Neither the Left parties nor the TD are represented in the Telangana Legislative Council. In the 2014 Assembly elections, the Communist Party of India and Communist Party Marxist won …

Telangana Assembly Election Results: KCR's gamble for early polls pay rich dividends, TRS all set to form govt with three-fourth majority
6 years, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Election Results: KCR's gamble for early polls pay rich dividends, TRS all set to form govt with three-fourth majority

India TV News  

The Telangana Rashtra Samiti led by K Chandrasekhar Rao looked well set to form its second successive government in Telangana with a nearly three-fourth majority in 119-member Legislative Assembly. Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisis AIMIM, which K Chandrasekhar Rao calls a "friendly party", is leading in five places and others in two. "All Congress candidates should submit letters to their returning …

Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS leading in 87 seats, staring at landslide victory
6 years, 1 month ago

Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS leading in 87 seats, staring at landslide victory

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: Caretaker chief minister K.Chandrashekar Rao led Telangana Rashtra Samithi appears to have swept the assembly polls, if the trends hold good for at least another couple of hours. The Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party has a lead only in two seats while the other two alliance partners--Communist Party of India and Telangana Jana Samithi --of …

Telangana Election Results 2018: After huge win, KCR eyes national politics
6 years, 1 month ago

Telangana Election Results 2018: After huge win, KCR eyes national politics

Live Mint  

Telangana caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is all set to form the government in the state for the second time. — K Chandrasekhar Rao will address media at 4 pm today — Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao leading by 17,074 votes in Gajwel seat over his nearest Congress rival Vanteru Pratap Reddy after sixth round: PTI — G …

Telangana Assembly Polls Counting Day: All You Need To Know
6 years, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Polls Counting Day: All You Need To Know

India TV News  

With a voter turnout of 73.20 per cent, the maiden polls for the 119-seat Telangana Assembly were held on December 7. Necessary arrangements have been made for the counting day and the strongrooms, where EVMs are kept, secured with central paramilitary forces providing "first cordon of security", Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said and added “One of the strongroom keys …

Telangana Assembly Election Quiz: How much do you know about India's youngest state and its political history
6 years, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Election Quiz: How much do you know about India's youngest state and its political history

Firstpost  

After a high-voltage campaign that saw war of words among contending parties, Telangana is set for Assembly polls on Friday After a high-voltage campaign that saw war of words among contending parties, Telangana is set for Assembly polls on Friday with the Congress-led alliance challenging the ruling TRS, and the BJP seeking to make it a triangular contest. More than …

Telangana Assembly polls: Vote-day today; 2.8 crore voters hold the key
6 years, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly polls: Vote-day today; 2.8 crore voters hold the key

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Some 2.80 crore voters will decide who among the two main contenders — the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, or the Congress-led People’s Front — will form the next government in Telangana state. Some 1,821 candidates are contesting 119 Assembly constituencies. Among the alliance parties, the Congress is contesting 99 seats, the Telugu Desam, 13, the Telangana Jana Samiti, eight, and …

Telangana BJP names seven more candidates in fourth list; party declares pick for 93 of 119 seats in state polls
6 years, 1 month ago

Telangana BJP names seven more candidates in fourth list; party declares pick for 93 of 119 seats in state polls

Firstpost  

With the announcement of the fourth list, the BJP has, so far, announced the names of 93 candidates out of 119 seats in poll-bound Telangana. New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has released the fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Telangana. With the announcement of the fourth list, the party has, so far, announced the names …

Telangana Assembly polls notified
6 years, 2 months ago

Telangana Assembly polls notified

The Hindu  

The stage is set for intense electioneering in the next three weeks as the Election Commission of India has issued notification for the forthcoming elections to Telangana Legislative Assembly, slated for December 7. According to the Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar, over 40 candidates, mostly belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, filed their nominations on the first day. The campaign …

Telangana assembly elections: Congress releases first list of 65 candidates
6 years, 2 months ago

Telangana assembly elections: Congress releases first list of 65 candidates

India TV News  

The Congress Monday night released its first list of 65 candidates for the December 7 Telangana Assembly polls, with state party chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy to contest from the Huzurnagar constituency. The Congress is seeking to upstage K Chandrashekar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the southern state. The Congress is seeking to have an electoral understanding on various seats …

Election Commission to kick off poll action in Telangana today
6 years, 2 months ago

Election Commission to kick off poll action in Telangana today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Election Commission will issue the notification for the December 7 Telangana state Assembly polls on Monday, formally kicking off the process to elect the new House even as the Opposition is to fully get its act together. The Telangana Rashtra Sami-ti has announced 107 candidates out of 119 more than a month ago, and the BJP 66 candidates …

Telangana Assembly Elections 2018: India's youngest state gears up for polling | SOME KEY FACTS
6 years, 2 months ago

Telangana Assembly Elections 2018: India's youngest state gears up for polling | SOME KEY FACTS

India TV News  

India's youngest state Telangana is gearing up to vote for its first independent assembly elections on December 7. The state, consisting of 119 constituencies is currently ruled by K Chandrashekhar Rao, popularly known as KCR, also the president of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. CONGRESS-LED PRAJAKUTAMI The Congress, eyeing the south Indian state, has formed an electoral alliance with N Chandrababu …

Telangana Assembly Elections 2018: State unit of BJP likely to announce first list of candidates soon
6 years, 2 months ago

Telangana Assembly Elections 2018: State unit of BJP likely to announce first list of candidates soon

India TV News  

The Telangana unit of the BJP is likely to announce the first set of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state, in a day or two, said party spokesperson Krishna Sagar Rao on Friday. "Most likely we may announce the first set of contesting candidates tomorrow or day after tomorrow. BJP national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao, former …

Telangana EC dismisses reports of simultaneous state polls, asks media to verify poll-related info before publishing them
6 years, 3 months ago

Telangana EC dismisses reports of simultaneous state polls, asks media to verify poll-related info before publishing them

Firstpost  

Chief Election Commissioner dismissed the possibility of simultaneous elections in Telangana, and said the new election schedule is yet to be announced. Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar on Saturday refuted reports that a decision has been taken by the Election Commission to club the Assembly elections of Telangana with that of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh. “The …

Greater Hyderabad may hold the key to winning Telangana assembly polls
6 years, 3 months ago

Greater Hyderabad may hold the key to winning Telangana assembly polls

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad region could be the key to winning the upcoming assembly elections in Telangana, with about 24 out of a total of 119 seats falling in the region. Elections in Telangana, which were earlier slated to be held between April-May in 2019, have been advanced after former Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao dissolved the assembly on …

Ruling TRS worried about advancing Telangana Assembly elections, claims Congress leader Jaipal Reddy
6 years, 3 months ago

Ruling TRS worried about advancing Telangana Assembly elections, claims Congress leader Jaipal Reddy

Firstpost  

The Telangana polls were scheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections next year, but the Assembly was dissolved earlier this month as per a state cabinet recommendation. Hyderabad: Claiming that the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi is now worried about having chosen to advance the Assembly elections, senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy said his party would have …

Telangana polls could be last battle for many opposition leaders
6 years, 3 months ago

Telangana polls could be last battle for many opposition leaders

Live Mint  

Hyderabad:The Congress, the Telugu Desam Party, the Communist Party of India, and the Telangana Jana Samithi, have formed a Maha Kutami or grand alliance in Telangana to take on the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and its chief, former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, or KCR, in the forthcoming assembly election. If the grand alliance fails in the forthcoming elections, it might …

Telangana Assembly elections: EC is assessing level of preparation, says Dy Election Commissioner
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana Assembly elections: EC is assessing level of preparation, says Dy Election Commissioner

India TV News  

Speaking about state elections in Telangana, Umesh Sinha, Deputy Election Commissioner on Wednesday said the Election Commission is assessing the level of preparation. Catch all the latest news about Lok Sabha elections 2019 HERE On Thursday, the Telangana Assembly was dissolved after CM K Chandrashekhar Rao met Governor ESL Narasimhan and submitted cabinet resolution recommending the dissolution of the House. …

Congress, TDP set for poll alliance in Telangana
6 years, 4 months ago

Congress, TDP set for poll alliance in Telangana

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: The dissolution of the Telangana assembly has triggered an unlikely alliance in the state, with the Congress set to tie up with one-time rival Telugu Desam Party. Last week’s decision by Telangana's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi to call for snap elections hastened the alliance which will be formalized this week, senior party leaders said. Apart from the TDP, smaller …

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