Telangana polls LIVE: No doubt about election results in state, says KCR

Telangana Assmelbly elections 2023: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao urged people to vote based on the past performance of the parties

Telangana Assembly Elections: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) said that no one should have any doubt in their minds about the result of the Telangana Assembly elections. KCR asked people to be smart about their votes. He urged people to vote based on the past performance of the parties, a Deccan Chronicle (DC) report said.



Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Thursday to see the condition of the Medigadda (Laxmi) barrage. Earlier, the barrage had sunk due to cracks that appeared in its pillars constructed by the state government under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. Gandhi has called the Kalleshwaram project the largest scam of lift irrigation in the country.



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The Congress party in Telangana has come up with a new scheme to attract voters and attack the BRS government. It has unveiled the Kalleshwaram ATM which is aimed to allege corruption charges on the KCR government. Rahul Gandhi said, "What I noticed during my campaigning in Telangana in two days is that people are giving 'Bye Bye KCR' slogans everywhere. It shows how people of Telangana are eager to remove KCR from CM's post."

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Parties in Telangana highlight women-centric schemes to woo female voters

Political parties in Telangana are paying special attention to woo female voters in the state given their high numbers in several constituencies such as Adilabad, Boath, Khanapur, Nirmal, and Mudhole, a Deccan Chronicle (DC) report has said.

 

Candidates from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Congress, and BJP are visiting villages in the state to encourage more women to join their parties. To this end, Minister Indrakaran Reddy and BJP candidate Aleti Maheshwar Reddy are reaching out to female voters in the Nirmal Assembly constituency. Indrakaran highlighted the schemes like Kalyana Lakshmi, Shaadi Mubarak, KCR Kits, and KCR Nutrition Kit that benefited women in the state.

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Telangana elections: BJP CEC releases third list with 35 candidates

BJP's Central Election Commission has released the names of 35 candidates for the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections. Earlier, the party announced 52 candidates for the elections in one go on October 22 and another single name in the second instance.

 

The names have been approved by the Central Election Committee which was headed by BJP President J P Nadda on Wednesday. The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, The Hindu reported.

 

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Kaleshwaram project is KCR's ATM: Rahul Gandhi at Mahila Sadassu in Telangana

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekar Rao of "looting" people of Telangana adding that KCR and his family are using the Kaleshwaram Project as their "personal ATM".

 

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Telangana elections: Disappointed ex-MLA of BRS, Cong leaders join BJP

As the Telangana Assembly elections approach closer, leaders in the state are switching parties to suit their politics. The latest are BRS MLA Rathod Bapu Rao and Congress leader Chalamala Krishna Reddy, who have decided to join the BJP less than a month before the elections. Telangana goes to elections on November 30.

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Rahul Gandhi visits Kalleshwaram project site, says, the project is KCR family's ATM

Attacking the BRS government, Rahul Gandhi took to X, formerly Twitter, and posted,

"Kaleshwaram Project = KCR Family ATM

 

I visited the Medigadda barrage, which is a part of the corruption-ridden Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme in Telangana.

 

Cracks have developed in multiple pillars because of shoddy construction with reports indicating that the pillars are sinking.

 

KCR and his family are using the Kaleshwaram Project as their personal ATM to plunder the people of Telangana." 

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Telangana polls LIVE: No doubt about election results in state, says KCR

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) said that no one should have any doubt in their minds about the result of the Telangana Assembly elections. KCR asked people to be smart about their votes. He urged people to vote based on the past performance of the parties, a Deccan Chronicle (DC) report said