Hardly five days are left for the commencement of polling in the Telangana assembly elections and the betting gangs in Andhra Pradesh, particularly in East and West Godavari districts, are investing huge amounts on the parties with high stakes.
As the Telangana Legislative Assembly election campaign reaches its climax in the next five days, the Congress party's leadership is grappling with a challenging situation of dwindling crowds.
Out of the 2,290 candidates, who are in the fray in 2023 Telangana Assembly polls, 580 have declared assets more than Rs 1 crore, with maximum 114 along from the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), a report revealed on Saturday.
Despite there being loud buzz over the so-called anti-incumbency on BRS government which led to a perception of possible resurrection of Congress party in Telangana, there is a big question mark over the latter’s chances of winning the election with decisive majority to form the government.
The latest order issued by the Election Commission of India on Friday night, giving approval for the disbursement of second instalment of Rythu Bandhu funds to the farmers with immediate effect has lent credence to the suspicion that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi led by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has a secret understanding with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
A sitting MLA of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), who was dropped as the party candidate in the last-minute, joined the Congress party on Friday.
Congress on Thursday hit back at Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao over his remarks against former prime minister Indira Gandhi, saying
After winning the Karnataka election, the Congress party appears to be confident in Telangana with same belief that it can turn tables by replicating its ‘Guarantees scheme’ here as well.
The exodus of second rung leaders from Congress and BJP is turning the tide in favour of ruling BRS in Telangana.
Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan said on Wednesday that he joined hands with the BJP in Telangana as he wants to see someone from the backward classes as the state’s Chief Minister.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao considers himself a superman in the politics and all the other leaders of the opposition parties are insignificant characters before him.
Bharatiya Janata Party leadership, which is desperate to retain its identity in Telangana by winning at least a dozen seats in the November 30 assembly elections, has found some hope in Dalit leader Manda Krishna Madiga, founder-president of Madiga Reservation Porata Samith.
Lok Satta Party headed by former IAS officer and self-styled intellectual Dr Jayaprakash Narayan ceases to be a political party now, as it is not contesting any elections in the Telugu states.
Telangana hardly has any Tamilian population, let alone the Dravidian parties like DMK and AIADMK have any presence in the state.
It is a common phenomenon that the Opposition parties go to elections, questioning the failures of the ruling party, besides making their own promises, whereas the party in power seeks votes from the people based on its own performance in the last five years.