Within hours of the Telangana government issuing orders banning sale and use of firecrackers in the state in the wake of the high court order, the Supreme Court on Friday issued interim orders lifting the ban.
The Telangana government on Friday issued orders banning sale and use of firecrackers, a day after the High Court issued directions to ban sale and use of firecrackers.
The defeat of Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate in the by-elections to Dubbak assembly seat in the hands of Bharatiya Janata Party was definitely a setback to the ruling party, which went all out to win the seat.
Till recently, there were reports that Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao might postpone the elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to January or February.
That the Congress party will never learn from the electoral debacles it is facing and that it continues to suffer from internecine wars was once again evident from the recent by-elections to Dubbak assembly seat, which was won by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In what can be called as the turnaround moment in the history of Telangana politics and a wake-up call for the monopolistic TRS party, the result of the Dubbaka bypoll has garnered a very significant attention.
In a major setback to Telangana's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrested the Dubbak Assembly seat by a margin of over 1,000 votes.
As expected, senior Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and state finance minister T Harish Rao had to take the blame for the party’s defeat in the by-elections to Dubbak assembly seat on Tuesday.
Bharatiya Janata Party wrested the Dubbak assembly seat in Telangana in a nail-biting finish by defeating ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi albeit with a slender margin of 1,470 votes.
The defeat in Dubbak by-elections, albeit with a slender margin of nearly 1500 votes, has terribly upset the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi, but the party leadership tried to put up a brave front saying the defeat did not make much difference to the party.
Celebrations broke out in the BJP camp in Telangana on Tuesday as the party claimed victory in the by-election to Dubbak Assembly seat.
Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Kodali Nani) said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is extending welfare schemes despite financial constraints.
There is still a long way to go for the completion of counting in the by-elections to Dubbak assembly seat in Telangana’s Siddipet district, but the outcome is going to be definitely a lesson for the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi, irrespective of whether it wins the election or not.
TRS Gets Early Lead as Counting of Postal Ballots Begins for Crucial Dubbaka Seat
Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao normally confines himself to his official meetings in his Pragathi Bhavan. He rarely comes into public to address meetings, except during elections.