Cyberabad police on Wednesday began questioning Gutta Suman Kumar, the main accused in the case relating to gambling organised at a farmhouse allegedly belonging to the father of a Tollywood actor.
The victory of former Telangana health minister Eatala Rajender in the by-election to Huzurabad assembly seat with a margin of nearly 24,000 votes over the Telangana Rashtra Samithi was certainly a shot in the arm for the Bharatiya Janata Party which is trying to emerge as a strong alternative to the TRS by next elections.
By retaining Huzurabad Assembly seat with a huge margin despite facing the might of ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Eatala Rajender has proved his political mettle.
Eatala Rajender’s spectacular victory in Huzurabad has destroyed the seemingly invincible KCR’s pride.
It's an early Diwali for the BJP in Telangana as the saffron camp erupted in celebrations over its massive victory in Huzurabad by-election, terming the outcome as the beginning of the downfall of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and his Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).
Harish Rao is one leader in TRS who commands respect across the entire political spectrum.
In a big setback to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the BJP wrested Huzurabad Assembly seat in the fiercely contested by-election.
The BJP was racing ahead in by-elections to the Huzurabad Assembly seat as its candidate and former minister Eatala Rajender increased his lead to over 11,000 votes.
Seniors in the Telangana Congress, who have been seething with anger over the appointment of a junior and a defector like A Revanth Reddy as the Pradesh Congress Committee chief, have now found a reason to attack him from all sides.
Counting of votes begins in Huzurabad by-election in Telangana at SRR Degree College, Karimnagar.
In a sudden development, the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Monday decided to postpone its proposed Vijaya Garjana public meeting to be held on November 15 by two weeks.
The suicide by yet another unemployed youth in Telangana on Sunday has caused a major embarrassment to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government headed by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, which has been facing the criticism for its inordinate delay in filling up of thousands of job vacancies.
After a record voter turnout in the Huzurabad Assembly by-election, leaders of both the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are keeping their fingers crossed as to who would have benefited from the increase in poll percentage though few exit polls suggest an edge for the BJP's Eatala Rajender.
BJP contestant from Huzurabad, Eetela Rajender, alleged that TRS spent a huge amount of Rs 500 Crore to distribute among the voters expecting a victory.
Has former Telangana health minister Eatala Rajender, who is contesting the by-elections in Huzurabad assembly constituency, conceded defeat to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi much before the completion of polling on Saturday?