"I am on the merit quota. He is on the management quota/NRI quota. Everyone knows KTR as KCR's son. We have nothing to do with KTR. Our political fight is with KCR," Reddy told the media
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While there is no final word on the matter, Revanth is the leading name to become the next Chief Minister of Telangana
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Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday accepted the resignation of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and urged him to continue in office till the formation of the new government. Rao's resignation letter was received, and the Governor accepted it, a press communique from Raj Bhavan said. The Governor requested Rao to continue in office till the formation of the new government, it said. Rao's son and BRS working president K T Rama Rao earlier said the chief minister had sent his resignation to the Governor following BRS' defeat in the assembly election.
BJP improved a great deal from its last performance and secured seven confirmed victories in the Telangana Assembly with a lead in one seat, taking the total seat tally to eight
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has sent his resignation to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan in the wake of his party's defeat in the assembly election, BRS working president K T Rama Rao said on Sunday. The results were not as his party wanted but BRS is thankful to the people for giving it an opportunity to serve them for two consecutive terms, he said. "As part of the democratic process, our chief minister has already sent his resignation to the Governor. I think the due process will follow," Rama Rao told reporters here. The BRS would continue to strive for the greater good of Telangana people under the leadership of KCR, he said. Congratulating Congress for winning the people's mandate, the BRS leader said his party would extend all cooperation to the new government. The BRS would play the role of constructive opposition, he said.
Factors such as anti-incumbency, voter fatigue, and dissatisfaction among the youth contributed mainly to the poor showing of BRS in the Telangana Legislative Assembly election on Sunday. Despite the towering image of BRS supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, along with the party's extensive grassroots network and welfare programmes, the perceived inaccessibility of its leaders contributed to the growing anti-incumbency sentiments. Additionally, the opposition projection of what they called the BRS family rule in the state further exacerbated this sentiment. The party's decision to renominate most of the 119 MLAs did not yield the desired results either. The BRS has dominated Telangana politics since the state's formation in 2014 and had a significant presence even in undivided Andhra Pradesh since 2001. While the BRS government introduced various welfare schemes, its alleged failure to fulfill key election promises, including providing housing for the poor, ensuring ...
Reddy contested elections from two seats, Kamareddy and Kodangal. He was leading by 25,757 votes as he secured a total of 85,867 votes in the Kodangal Assembly seat by 4:40 pm
CM KCR announced his candidature from Kamareddy, besides Gajwel. Revanth Reddy also contested the seat to challenge KCR
Telangana Assembly elections results 2023: Congress continues to maintain a healthy lead on 65 seats. All three BJP MPs trail. Here's how the trends look at 2:30 pm
Telangana Assembly elections results 2023: Congress held a vote share of 39.79 per cent, whereas the BRS had a vote share of 38 per cent. Here's how the trends look at 1:30 pm
Telangana Assembly elections results 2023: Congress is leading on 65 seats. BJP appears to have improved its performance in the state with a lead in nine seats
Telangana Assembly elections results 2023: TPCC takes a strong lead on 69 seats. TPCC Chief Revanth Reddy was leading from both seats, Kamareddy and Kodangal. Here's how the trends look at 11:30 AM
Telangana Assembly elections results 2023: The counting in the state began at 8 am on Sunday. Here's how the trends look at 9:30 am
Reddy said that he has submitted a complaint to the CEO of the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme of the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the same
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BRS has ruled Telangana for about a decade now, and anti-incumbency is among the major factors in the state
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot participated in a roadshow with Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on the last day of campaigning in Telangana on Tuesday, November 28