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Congress fields 3 MPs in Telangana, releases lists for Chhattisgarh, MP

For the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly, the Congress released a list of 144 candidates, including 69 of its 96 sitting legislators

T'gana polls: Rajnath, other ministers to attend BJP campaign meetings

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other union ministers, including Piyush Goyal, Parshottam Rupala and Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, will address BJP campaign rallies in Telangana this week for the November 30 legislative assembly polls. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti will be meeting with fishermen at Musheerabad and Amberpet in Hyderabad on Sunday, BJP sources said. Rajnath Singh will take part in public meetings at Jammikunta in Huzurabad assembly segment, where sitting BJP MLA Eatala Rajender is expected to seek re-election, and at Badangpet in Maheswaram constituency on Monday. Rupala is set to address a rally at Kalwakurthy on Monday, while Goyal will take part in an event at Jubilee Hills on October 17 evening, the sources said.

KCR briefs candidates ahead of polls, asks them to reach out to grassroots

Telangana Chief Minister and BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday asked the party candidates to reach out to cadres during their poll campaign for the assembly elections to be held on November 30. Addressing the contesting candidates before handing over the B Forms, KCR said that except five or six, all sitting MLAs have been given tickets to contest the assembly polls. B-Forms is proof that a particular candidate is put up by a political party in the election. K Chandrasekhar Rao is popularly known as KCR. In August, KCR announced the candidates for 115 out of the total 119 assembly seats. "Except five or six sitting MLAs, all were given tickets to contest the polls. I am happy about that. There will be several opportunities for those who did not get MLA tickets," the BRS president said. Rao asked the candidates to utilise the services of legal experts and auditors while filling the nomination papers.

KCR to release BRS manifesto for Telangana polls, to launch campaign

BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will announce the party's manifesto and launch his campaign for the November 30 Assembly polls on Sunday. Rao will hold a meeting with the BRS MLA candidates at the party headquarters here and hand over the B-Forms (the form is proof that a particular candidate is put up by a political party in the election) to them, BRS sources said. He will explain the rules to be followed in the election and would give suggestions to the candidates, after which the BRS party manifesto will be released. State Health and Finance Minister T Harish Rao, a nephew of KCR, had earlier said the BRS manifesto would shock the opposition parties in the state. Against the backdrop of Congress announcing six poll 'guarantees' to people, it is expected that the BRS manifesto would include measures to benefit the farmers, women, those receiving social security pensions and youth. Later in the evening, KCR will address a public meeting at Husnabad

Murder of dreams: Rahul slams BRS over woman job aspirant's suicide

The Congress on Saturday slammed the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government in Telangana over the alleged suicide of a 23-year-old woman preparing for competitive exams, with Rahul Gandhi saying this was not a suicide but murder of the dreams and aspirations of youths. Gandhi alleged that in the last 10 years, "BJP Rishtedar Samithi BRS and BJP together have ruined the state with their incompetence". "The Congress government in Telangana will release a job calendar, reorganise TSPSC on the lines of UPSC in 1 month and fill 2 lakh vacant government posts within a year - this is a guarantee," he said. The 23-year-old woman, who was preparing for competitive exams, allegedly died by suicide at her hostel in Ashok Nagar in Hyderabad, sparking protests by government job aspirants against the BRS dispensation. As soon as news of the woman's death broke on Friday night, a large number of students staged protests in the area and raised slogans against the state government. Congress ...

T'gana Guv seeks report on 'suicide' of woman job aspirant from chief secy

Expressing deep sorrow over the alleged suicide of a woman job aspirant here, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday sought a report from the Chief Secretary, DGP and secretary of state Public Service Commission within 48 hours on the incident. The Governor extended her condolences to the bereaved family of Pravallika (23), who was preparing for government recruitment exams. The untimely demise of Pravallika is a poignant reminder of the challenges and pressures faced by young aspirants preparing for competitive examinations, a Raj Bhavan press communique said. "In this particular case, it has come to the Governor's attention that Pravallika had been preparing for the Group II examination, which had been postponed by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC)," it said. In light of the incident, she directed the Chief Secretary, the Director General of Police and the Secretary, TSPSC to send a detailed report within 48 hours on Pravallika's ...

Telangana elections: Rahul, Priyanka to kick off poll campaign on Oct 18

Telangana is set to witness a triangular contest between the BJP, the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi, and the Congress in the upcoming assembly election

Telangana was first to give potable water connection to all residents: KTR

He said that the NDA government in the centre had taken inspiration from Telangana's scheme to launch 'Har ghar jal'

Telangana polls: BJP leader Bandi dares AIMIM to contest outside Hyderabad

"If you want to limit yourself to Hyderabad and accept money from whichever party is in power, then do so. Even the Muslim community will not accept you," he alleged

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Elections 2023: A look at what happened in 5-poll bound states in 2018

The polls would set the groundwork for the last major electoral exercise ahead of the 2024 general elections

CM KCR to address 41 public rallies from Oct 15 in poll-bound Telangana

BRS chief and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will undertake brisk campaign for the state assembly polls, addressing 41 public rallies beginning October 15. BRS has already announced that Rao would release its manifesto for the polls and address a public meeting at Husnabad in Siddipet district on October 15, marking the launch of his poll campaign. According to the tentative tour programme released late on Tuesday night, Rao will address public rallies at Jangaon and Bhuvanagiri on October 16, followed by campaign meetings at Sircilla and Siddipet on October 17. He will take part in two meetings at Jadcherla and Medchal on October 18. After a week, he will attend three rallies on October 26 and his campaign would go on till November 9. He will file his nomination in both Gajwel and Kamareddy segments on November 9. He is contesting from both Gajwel and Kamareddy constituencies in the assembly election. Meanwhile, BJP has said senior party leaders, including Defence

Amit Shah's speech at Adilabad rally 'filled with lies': BRS leader KTR

The working president of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana, K T Rama Rao, alleged on Tuesday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comments at a public meeting in Adilabad were full of lies. Taking a dig at Shah, Rama Rao also said it is ironic to hear him speak of dynastic politics. "Amit Shah's statements at the Adilabad public meeting are filled with blatant lies. Amit Shah has become a laughing stock in Telangana," Rama Rao, the son of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), said in a statement. The home minister should clarify "where his son Jay Shah played cricket or provided coaching" before being appointed as secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), he added. "Amit Shah, during a speech in Adilabad district five years ago, pledged to revive the dormant Cement Corporation of India. Half a decade later, the promise remains unfulfilled," the BRS leader said. He accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of neglecting Telangana. In

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CM KCR's health is 'jabardast', he will present BRS' manifesto soon: KTR

KTR alleged that Congress would get bags full of money from Karnataka and the BJP would get the same from New Delhi and then "duly sell Telangana to either Adani and Ambani"

Telangana assembly elections: BJP to begin campaigning, Amit Shah to lead

The elections in Telangana will be conducted on November 30, and the results will be released on December 3, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said in a press conference on Monday, October 9

Assemblies in 5 poll bound states met for less than 30 days a year: Report

As five states go to polls, data compiled by a think tank showed that these state assemblies -- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram -- met for less than 30 days a year and the number of sittings have been going down over the years. The Rajasthan assembly met for 29 days in a year on an average and the Telangana assembly for 15 days, according to a report by PRS Legislative Research. Between 2019 and 2023, average sittings of the assembly in Chhattisgarh was 23 days a year, with average sitting time being five hours. The Madhya Pradesh assembly had sittings for 16 days, around four hours a day on average, and the Mizoram assembly sat for 18 days, with each sitting being around five hours, it stated. The Election Commission on Monday announced the assembly poll schedule for these five states, to be held between November 7 and 30. Single-phase assembly polls will be held in Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Rajasthan on November 23, Telangana on November 30 an

BRS govt failed to provide even basic infrastructure to Telangana: BJP

The minister said that at least 30% of the state's population lives in Hyderabad and the state government has completely failed to provide basic infrastructure to the people of Hyderabad

Model Code of Conduct comes into force in five poll-bound states

Elections will be held in Mizoram on November 7, Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Rajasthan on November 23 and Telangana on November 30

Telangana Assembly election: Polling on November 30, result on December 3

CEC Rajiv Kumar said that 600,000 youth will be first-time voters and are aged 18-19 years