The resounding victory of former minister T Jeevan Reddy and two other candidates in the MLC elections in Telangana has given a huge moral boost to Congress party in the state.
Politics are dynamic. They never remain the same. They keep on changing with time. Till yesterday, no one believed or dreamt of TRS losing all the seats it contested in Telangana.
In a setback to the TRS in the MLC elections, three candidates backed by the ruling party lost in the elections to the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers’ constituency and the Karimnagar-Nizamabad-Adilabad Teachers’ and Graduates’ constituencies.
The utilisation of MPLADS funds in 16 out of 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana has been over 90 per cent.
The ruling TRS which is on a roll in Telangana by winning every election with a thumping majority for the past five years, suffered a major jolt in MLC elections on Tuesday.
Political parties generally try to maintain caste, community and gender balance while selecting candidates for contesting the elections to Lok Sabha.
The Congress party in Telangana, which is on a weak footing following the desertion of several MLAs and senior leaders in the last one month, is set to receive yet another setback.
Why MLAs from other parties are either defecting or attempting to defect into TRS? Why MLAs from other parties are in a hurry to join TRS though it's not even six months they got elected to the new Assembly?
It looks like former minister and senior Telangana Rashtra Samithi legislator T Harish Rao is fading out of the party gradually.
Prominent Dalit leader and industrialist Gaddam Vivek is now virtually at crossroads in politics.
Caught taking a bribe, a law officer in Telangana tore the currency notes and flushed them down the toilet in an attempt to wipe out evidence.
Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan's wild criticism on Telangana CM KCR and TRS government has created a rift between 'powerful family of Telangana' (Kalwakuntla family) and 'Mega' Family.
'Latecomers' into the party are calling the shots in TRS now. KCR is the undisputed leader in TRS and everyone in the party agrees that no one can 'influence' KCR.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will not contest Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, party sources said on Sunday.
Telangana's main opposition Congress urged the state Governor on Saturday to disqualify nine legislators who defected to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).