Time to saffronise Telangana, says Amit Shah
5 years, 6 months ago

Time to saffronise Telangana, says Amit Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP chief and Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday exuded confidence that Telangana state, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala would soon become strongholds of the party. “The time has come for Telangana state’s saffronisation,” Mr Shah told more than 5,000 membership drive incharges from Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal districts at a convention centre in Shamshabad. Mr Shah said that in the Lok Sabha elections the BJP had secured about 20 per cent of the votes in Telangana state. Setting a target of 18 lakh members for the state, Mr Shah said, “Some people are saying that BJP is admitting leaders from other parties.

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Telangana: BJP membership drive reaches 40-lakh mark
1 month ago

Telangana: BJP membership drive reaches 40-lakh mark

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In a major boost to its efforts to strengthen its base in Telangana, the state unit of BJP has achieved the membership drive target set by the saffron party’s high command. Speaking to TNIE, BJP state secretary and co-in-charge of membership drive Kolli Madhavi said: “The party’s membership has reached almost 40-lakh mark. Of this, 33 membership forms have …

Crunching the numbers for an evolving South
7 months, 1 week ago

Crunching the numbers for an evolving South

New Indian Express  

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Similarly, in neighbouring Kerala, while the BJP won one Lok Sabha seat for the first time and partially increased its vote share from 13 percent in 2019 to around 17 percent in 2024, the overall mandate remains almost the same. Therein, BJP contested three fewer seats this time but lost …

Revanth Reddy lacks wherewithal to implement poll promises, says Kishan Reddy
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Revanth Reddy lacks wherewithal to implement poll promises, says Kishan Reddy

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BJP state chief G Kishan Reddy on Saturday claimed that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy lacks the wherewithal to implement the promises made by the Congress during the Assembly elections. Kishan was addressing a preparatory meeting for the Warangal-Nalgonda-Khammam graduate MLC byelection at Bhongir where he said that the situation in Telangana was favourable for the BJP’s growth. “The …

BJP will emerge as single largest party in South: Amit Shah
8 months ago

BJP will emerge as single largest party in South: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah has exuded confidence that the party will emerge as the single largest party in the southern States, including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, after the Lok Sabha elections. Overall, the party is sure to win over 400 seats as the people of the country have decided to give …

BJP will raise SC, ST, OBC quota, end it for Muslims: Shah in Telangana
8 months ago

BJP will raise SC, ST, OBC quota, end it for Muslims: Shah in Telangana

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party will increase the reservations of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes and end the one granted to Muslims in Telangana if it comes to power, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday, adding that the Lok Sabha elections are a contest between “vote for jihad” and “vote for vikas ”. “Neither Shah nor …

Telangana: Kishan Reddy dares Revanth to a debate on reservations
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Kishan Reddy dares Revanth to a debate on reservations

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Challenging Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to a debate on reservations, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that while the BJP stands in support of marginalised communities, the Congress has attempted to provoke social tensions to dent the saffron party’s morale. Addressing a press conference, the BJP state president said a case has been registered against …

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

Eye on LS polls, Amit Shah to set BJP strategy for Telangana today
1 year ago

Eye on LS polls, Amit Shah to set BJP strategy for Telangana today

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With Lok Sabha elections around the corner, Union Home Minister and the BJP's poll in-charge for Telangana, Amit Shah, will chair an organisational meeting in Shamshabad to chalk out the strategies for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In a significant move earlier, Shah was made the BJP's in-charge for Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal -- states where the …

Telangana Polls: Komatireddy moves back to Cong from BJP, a year after he quit
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana Polls: Komatireddy moves back to Cong from BJP, a year after he quit

Live Mint  

Telangana Assembly Poll News: Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, who has quit Congress in 2022 to join Bhartiya Janata Party, has announced that he will return to Congress ahead of the crucial Telangana polls. While this comes as a setback for the BJP, it is also noteworthy that Komatireddy had unsuccessfully contested on the saffron party ticket in Munugode assembly by-poll …

BJP activists told to play nice', no rogue behaviour
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP activists told to play nice', no rogue behaviour

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: No more shenanigans. These were the instructions Union home minister Amit Shah issued to three top BJP leaders in the state during individual meetings before returning to Delhi after attending the Telangana Liberation Day celebrations here on Sunday. Shah met with state BJP president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy, former state party chief and BJP national general secretary …

Athawale's RPI seeks alliance with TS BJP
1 year, 4 months ago

Athawale's RPI seeks alliance with TS BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Republican Party of India, headed by Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale said it is seeking an alliance with the BJP in Telangana state for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. RPI national secretary Peram Siva Nageswara Rao Goud, in separate letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah …

Telangana BJP faces uphill task in quest for power
1 year, 7 months ago

Telangana BJP faces uphill task in quest for power

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has been on a roller-coaster ride ever since Telangana was formed. Once the ‘separate State’ agitation picked up, it became part of the Joint Action Committee, supported the Telangana Bill in Parliament, and bagged five Assembly seats and one MP in the 2014 general elections when the Telangana Rastra Samiti, now Bharat Rastra Samithi, was voted …

DC Edit | Akhilesh is right: Regional parties key to beating BJP
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Akhilesh is right: Regional parties key to beating BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

The biggest onus and greatest opportunity to defeat the seemingly invincible Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government lies with the regional parties, reflected Akhilesh Yadav, chief of Samajwadi Party, and he is very right in his assessment. Mr Akhilesh Yadav himself has three major advantages in providing direction to the cause of Opposition unity — firstly, he is from Uttar …

TRS, BJP to spend Rs 300 cr each in Munugode: Revanth
2 years, 4 months ago

TRS, BJP to spend Rs 300 cr each in Munugode: Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Alleging that TRS and BJP will each be splurging to the tune of Rs 200 to Rs 300 crore to win the upcoming by-elections for Munugode Assembly seat, TPCC chief, A. Revanth Reddy called the party upon rank and file to invest their time and ensure a Congress victory. Addressing the extended executive meeting here on Monday, Reddy said …

Shah: KCR must speak the truth
2 years, 7 months ago

Shah: KCR must speak the truth

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Home Amit Shah on Thursday advised Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao to “speak the truth at least once” on just how much Telangana has received from the Narendra Modi government at the Centre over the past eight years. Sometimes the truth should be spoken.” The Union Home Minister’s attack on the Telangana government and the Chief …

Telangana will be BJP’s first target: Plans to come to power in four southern states
5 years, 6 months ago

Telangana will be BJP’s first target: Plans to come to power in four southern states

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP high command has been targeting Telangana state, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala under the Purn Bharat Mission to come to power in these states. BJP chief Amit Shah in his recent visit to Telangana state, met with the core committee leaders of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh wings of the party. Sources close to the Telangana wing revealed …

Amit Shah to tour Telangana every month to strengthen BJP
5 years, 6 months ago

Amit Shah to tour Telangana every month to strengthen BJP

India TV News  

BJP Chief Amit Shah would tour Telangana every month in a bid to strenghten the party in the state ahead of the next assembly elections, party's state PresidentKLaxman said here Sunday. "In the core-committee meeting held Saturday, our national president Amit Shah gave clear directions to focus on Telangana and come to power. Accusing the TRS government of not "sincerely" …

BJP paints Karnataka saffron
5 years, 7 months ago

BJP paints Karnataka saffron

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has registered its best ever performance in Karnataka, with almost a clean sweep of the State ruled by the coalition of its political opponents, the Janata Dal and Congress. Extending reach The BJP’s performance is being seen as part of a road map to expand its organisation in the strongholds of its political opponents, where the …

Telangana Election results 2018: Yogi brand of politics fails to woo state as TRS heads for landslide victory; BJP struggles to retain seats
6 years, 1 month ago

Telangana Election results 2018: Yogi brand of politics fails to woo state as TRS heads for landslide victory; BJP struggles to retain seats

Firstpost  

Telangana Assembly Election results 2018: Despite the politics of polarisation led by Yogi Adityanath and Amit Shah, BJP failed to make any significant impact on the fortunes of TRS which is heading for a landslide victory in the state Assembly election Several months ago, BJP MLA NVSS Prabhakar who is known for his greater proximity with Hindutva outfits told the …

What’s at stake for political parties in the Telangana polls?
6 years, 1 month ago

What’s at stake for political parties in the Telangana polls?

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: Of the four major parties contesting the Telangana elections, scheduled to be held on 7 December, the caretaker chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao-led Telugu Rashtra Samithi has the most to lose while the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party has the most to gain, say political analysts and leaders. One of the last states going to the polls in 2018 before …

As Telangana Assembly elections draw nearer, predicting an outcome turns into psephologists' nightmare
6 years, 1 month ago

As Telangana Assembly elections draw nearer, predicting an outcome turns into psephologists' nightmare

Firstpost  

The Telangana Vidhan Sabha elections are quickly turning into a psephological nightmare as a host of contradictory factors are confusing both the voter and the pollster alike. In case of a keen contest between the TRS and the People’s Front, even a small number of votes polled by these other parties can prove to be decisive in defining the mandate: …

Telangana Assembly Elections: BJP will not allow reservation for minorities, says Amit Shah
6 years, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Elections: BJP will not allow reservation for minorities, says Amit Shah

India TV News  

Making his party's stand clear over religion based reservation, BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said that BJP will not allow Telangana government to implement 12 per cent reservation for minorities. The BJP national president, who is on a day-long visit to Telangana to address election rallies, claimed that only his party could provide a government in Telangana which would …

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