Prime Minister was seen consoling Dalit leader Manda Krishna Madiga, who flagged how the Malas, another SC community in Telangana, while numerically fewer, have cornered benefits of SC reservation
The home minister said that BRS has given tickets to the people who have corruption charges against them. He also accused BRS of trading party tickets for money
KTR said that superstar Rajinikanth could see the development in Telangana with the well-lit flyovers, underpasses, and other infrastructure projects, 'but Congress and BJP Ghajinis could not'
Kharge said that CM KCR has ignored the development of Telangana in last nine years
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Hindutva firebrand leader and former BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday urged the "newcomers" in the party to work together with veterans and seniors to achieve the saffron party's common goals. Kumar, who was recently replaced by Union Minister G Kishan Reddy as Telangana BJP president, without naming anyone, called for the newcomers to sort out differences, if any, through dialogue. The BJP national general secretary, who is a sitting MP, is contesting from the Karimnagar assembly segment for the third time. He downplayed his removal as a state unit president, saying that the party is not driven by an individual but by ideology. Kumar also exuded confidence that the BJP will get a majority of seats in the 119-member Telangana assembly in the November 30 polls and the party will form the government this time. "Newcomers may face some difficulty getting along well with senior leaders in the party. Still, we have to work together. If we have joined the party to achieve a
Telangana Assembly elections LIVE: BJP has confirmed that PM Narendra Modi and Union HM Amit Shah will campaign in the state for three days each
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Shedding light on the aspect of anti-incumbency, Rao said, 'After ten years of rule, no government can be a 100% satisfaction government. Expectations will be more'
On the occasion, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also targeted Congress and said that they were always against giving statehood to Telangana
75% reservation promised for local youth in private firms set up in the state
It's been almost a year now since a local variety of tur dal (red gram) grown in the Tandur assembly segment, received the geographical indication (GI) tag. However, many farmers are still unaware of its significance, leaving aside taking advantage of it in the absence of a board which the ruling BRS (then TRS) promised during the 2014 poll campaign. The famous 'Tandur red gram' is the 16th GI product from Telangana. The Geographical Indication tag was granted in December 2022 to the Yalal Farmers Producers Company Ltd, which had applied for 'Tandur red gram' with the support of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU). It is the first agricultural commodity in the state to get the GI tag. GI tag is a status given to a product belonging exclusively to a particular area. The quality, reputation and any other characteristics of that particular product is generally attributed to the geographical origin of the product. Tandur assembly segment, located 115 km
Besides road shows and public gatherings, the Congress will also participate in a 'pada yatra' in Warangal East and West constituencies
CM KCR urged people to cast their votes with caution, evaluating the character of the candidates
G Kishan Reddy said that Telangana was made a separate state to provide jobs for the weaker sections and uplift their lives. However, the state has fallen into the hands of the Kalvakuntala family
For the Nagarjunasagar constituency, 57 nominations had been filed and the RO had rejected 13 nominations. This included the nomination of Jana Reddy as well
Among other leaders likely to visit Telangana are Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J P Nadda, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Congress seems to be using its entire might from Karnataka in Telangana, seeking to emulate its success there, with the party sending 10 ministers and 48 senior leaders from the state for election management to its poll-bound neighbour. While 10 ministers from Karnataka have been appointed as AICC cluster in-charges, 48 other party leaders -- mostly MLAs and MLCs -- have been appointed as AICC assembly constituency observers for various districts in Telangana, which goes to polls on November 30. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also KPCC chief, are leading from the front in the election push in Telangana. In fact, both leaders are currently in Telangana for electioneering, working for the Congress to emerge victorious in that state too, like it did in Karnataka. In the polls held for the 224-member assembly in Karnataka in May this year, the Congress posted an emphatic victory by ousting the BJP from power, bagging 135 seats
The BJP on Tuesday announced its fourth list of 12 candidates for the November 30 assembly elections in Telangana. The candidates announced by the party in the fourth list are Durgam Ashok (Chennur-SC), V Subhash Reddy (Yellareddy constituency), Tula Uma (Vemulawada), Bomma Sriram Chakravarthy (Husnabad), Doodi Srikanth Reddy (Siddipet), Peddinti Naveen Kumar (Vikarabad-SC), Bantu Ramesh Kumar (Kodangal), Boya Shiva (Gadwal), Sadineni Srinivas (Miryalguda), Chalamala Krishna Reddy (Munugode), Nakarakanti Mogulaiah (Nakrekal-SC) and Azmeera Prahlad Naik (Mulug-ST). With the latest list, the BJP has so far announced candidates for 100 out of the total 119 assembly segments. In the remaining 19 seats, the BJP is likely to offer some seats to its NDA ally Janasena of actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan. Chalamala Krishna Reddy, candidate from Munugode, was a Congress leader who recently joined the BJP. Krishna Reddy joined the BJP after Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, who was BJP nomine