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Election result in Karnataka will be repeated in Telangana: Congress' Reddy

Speaking to ANI after casting his vote, the Congress leader said, "Congress will make the government with a two-thirds majority. We will repeat Karnataka results in Telangana.

Assembly polls: Rahul urges people to vote to build 'Bangaru' Telangana

"Today, Prajala will defeat Dorala! Brothers and sisters of Telangana, step out and vote in large numbers! Vote to build a 'Bangaru' Telangana, Vote for Congress," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X

BJP's Kishan Reddy casts vote, urges voters not to get lured by liquor

Reddy earlier alleged that the opposition parties like Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) have been distributing money and liquor in the poll-bound state

Telangana Assembly: Polling underway on 35,655 polling booths for 119 seats

Polling is underway to elect 119 members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, with voters queuing up to exercise their franchise amid tight security on Thursday. Voting began at 7 AM in the 35,655 polling stations across the state, officials said. Polling would be held till 5 PM in 106 constituencies, while it would conclude at 4 PM in 13 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected seats. There are 3.26 crore eligible voters, including 1,63,13,268 male voters and 1,63,02,261 female electors, in the state. As many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray for the upcoming elections, including Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his minister-son K T Rama Rao, state Congress president A Revanth Reddy and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar and D Arvind. The model code of conduct came into force in the state after the Election Commission announced the schedule on October 9. BRS has fielded candidates in all 119 seats. As per the seat sharing agreement, BJP and actor Pawan Kalyan-headed Jan

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BJP leader from backward community will become CM: Goyal exudes confidence

Assembly elections in Telangana are scheduled to be held in a single phase on November 30

Ahead of T'gana polls, Cong counters KTR on highest per capita income claim

The Congress on Monday hit out at BRS leader K T Rama Rao for tom-tomming that Telangana has the highest per capita income in the country, saying the high per capita income was only because of three districts while more than 75 per cent of the state's population lives in the other 30 districts. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said this is nothing but a betrayal of one of the main reasons for the formation of Telangana balanced development of the state. In a post on X, he said KTR has been tom-tomming that Telangana has the highest per capita income in the country. What are the facts? According to the RBI, at CONSTANT prices which is the yardstick that matters, Karnataka and Haryana have higher per capita incomes than Telangana, while Tamil Nadu is at the same level with a much larger population base, Ramesh said in his post. The high per capita income in Telangana is only because of the three districts of Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Sangareddy, he claimed. More than 75 pe

250,000 staff to work for T'gana polls, seizures stand at Rs 709 cr: EC

More than 2.5 lakh staff will be engaged in poll duties for the November 30 Telangana assembly polls, Chief Electoral officer Vikas Raj has said. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, he said out of 1,68,612 postal ballots issued, 96,526 have been polled till November 26. "Almost definitely not less than 2.5 lakh people will be making this (poll) arrangement. When it comes to police, 45,000 Telangana police will be deployed. A total of 23,500 Home Guards were sought from neighbouring states. They are expected in a day or two," he said. The EC will also deploy 3,000 personnel from other uniformed services in Telangana, 50 companies of Telangana State Special Police and 375 companies of Central forces will be manning the security arrangement, Raj said. The official further said as many as 26,660 voters exercised their franchise through the "Home Voting" facility. Law enforcement agencies have seized cash, gold, liquor, freebies, among others, all worth over Rs 709 crore in poll-bound ...

Telangana has decided to vote out corruption, dynastic politics: JP Nadda

BJP National President J P Nadda on Sunday said the people of Telangana have firm belief in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that they will vote out the "corrupt" BRS government. Nadda participated in a campaign in Hyderabad for the November 30 Telangana legislative assembly polls. "The energetic atmosphere in Kukatpally says that Telangana has decided to vote out corruption and dynastic politics," he said on social media platform X. "The people of Telangana have a firm belief that it is only under the leadership of Hon. PM Shri @narendramodi Ji that their welfare, especially that of women, youth, and farmers, is possible," he said. BJP and its NDA ally Jana Sena Party are steadfast in their resolve to give Telangana a better future, he said. Jana Sena founder and actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan also attended an election meeting with Nadda.

Telangana polls: AIMIM 'fevicol' between Congress and BRS, says UP CM Yogi

On the second day of his poll campaign to garner votes for BJP candidates in Telangana, CM Yogi urged the people to vote for BJP in the November 30 polls

India sees itself as 'vishwamitr,' world calls it a friend, says PM Modi

He noted that prosperity doesn't just come from wealth and resources but from upholding and demonstrating one's cultural values

Rajasthan Assembly polls: More than 74% voting, stray incidents of violence

More than 74 per cent of the electorate in Rajasthan voted on Saturday in a bipolar contest involving the Congress and the BJP to elect a new government, with polling passing off peacefully barring a few stray incidents of violence. The tentative voter turnout was 74.96 per cent till the last report came in at 6 pm, an election commission official said. Earlier, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said the final voting figures will be issued once data is compiled. "The polling percentage till 5 pm was 68.24 per cent. The highest turnout was in Jaisalmer district, followed by Hanumangarh and Dholpur districts," Gupta said at a press conference after the polling ended. Polling at more than 51,000 polling booths in 199 assembly constituencies began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm, but officials said those already in queue at the polling booths were allowed to vote. The votes will be counted on December 3. When asked about repolling at booths where incidents of clashes were reported, he s

T'gana polls: Priyanka attacks BRS on unemployment, corruption, paper leak

AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked the BRS government in Telangana, questioning what right it has to continue in office when unemployment of youth, corruption and leak of question papers have become the order of the day. She addressed corner meetings and roadshows at different places in the state, including Madhira and Palair, as part of her campaign for the November 30 assembly polls. She alleged that while unemployment is rampant in the state, as many as 17 departments are with the "family of CM KCR" (K Chandrasekhar Rao). "You (people) are worried about finding work. There is corruption from top to bottom," the Congress leader said. She also expressed concern over "papers getting leaked" as she referred to the leak of question papers of recruitment tests conducted by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC). "What right does such a government have to continue in office?" she asked. Asserting that the people of the state are going to

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Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023 LIVE: Voting concludes in state

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Rajasthan elections: State registers over 40% voter turnout till 1 pm

Voting began at 7 am after days of hectic campaigning by major political parties, including the ruling Congress and BJP

Rajasthan registers nearly 25% voter turnout till 11:30 am, says EC

Voting began at 7 am on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major political parties, including the ruling Congress and BJP

Rajasthan elections: Polling agent dies of suspected cardiac arrest

A polling agent of a candidate died due to suspected cardiac arrest in Pali district of Rajasthan on Saturday. Polling for the Rajasthan assembly elections began at 7 am on Saturday. An official said Shanti Lal, a polling agent at booth number 47 in the Sumerpur assembly constituency, collapsed at the centre. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and then to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. "Suspected cause is heart attack," the official said. The party affiliation of the polling agent was not immediately known. On Saturday, polling is being held in 199 out of the 200 assembly constituencies in the state. Elections in Karanpur in Sriganganagar have been postponed due to the demise of the Congress candidate.

Rajasthan polling: Scuffle breaks out at Sardarshahar assembly constituency

Councillor representative Asif Khokhar alleged that he was assaulted by around five to seven people

Rajasthan polls: State registers 9.77% voter turnout till 9:30 am, says EC

Voting began at 7 am on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major political parties, including the ruling Congress and BJP