Telangana elections LIVE: BJP, Congress, BRS hold rallies ahead of polls

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Telangana elections 2023: The state Assembly elections of Telangana will be conducted in one phase on November 30. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will be addressing public meetings in Shadnagar, Chevella, Andol, Sangareddy as part of the parties election campaign in Telangana. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be holding road shows in Pedpadalli and Manchiryala constituencies today. 

Congress leader and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday refuted claims that the Congress government in Karnataka failed to implement the promised five guarantees, dismissing statements from Telangana CM, his son, and other BJP leaders as untrue. While speaking to the media in Hyderabad on Sunday, Siddaramaiah clarified that the guarantees were decided upon and orders issued the same day the Congress came to power in May, though there was a delay in implementation.

Meanwhile, during an election campaign, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hit out against the the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). The CM stated that the party worked as a "fevicol" between Congress and the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana.

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3:25 PM

Telangana mein pehli baar, aa rahi hai BJP sarkaar: PM Modi

Addressing a rally in Karimnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "In Huzurabad by-elections, Karimnagar showed the 'Farmhouse CM' the trailer of being ousted from the power...The game ends in these elections. Today, the entire Telangana is saying one thing - Telangana mein pehli baar, aa rahi hai BJP sarkaar.'

1:32 PM

PM Modi has made this country safe and prosperous: Home Minister Amit Shah

Addressing a public meeting in Karimnagar, Telangana, Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "BJP has decided that whoever wants to visit Ram Mandir would be taken to Ayodhya free of cost. PM Modi has made the country safe and prosperous."

1:31 PM

BJP national president JP Nadda holds a roadshow in Jagtial ahead of Telangana elections 2023

1:29 PM

People of Telangana will uproot and throw away KCR govt: PM Modi

1:28 PM

Confident that the people of Telangana will elect KCR as the CM for the third time: AIMIM President Owaisi

1:27 PM

BRS govt is not bothered by your problems: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi

12:22 PM

There will be a change of government in Telangana: Congress leader Sachin Pilot

11:53 AM

Telangana minister KT Rama Rao holds a roadshow in Peddapalli

11:51 AM

Congress leader Sachin Pilot interacts with students at Hyderabad

11:51 AM

Rythu Bandhu was not an election promise, but Congress has been complaining on it: BRS MLC K Kavitha

BRS MLC K Kavitha says to reporters, "Congress has time & again been complaining to EC about the scheme under which in the last 10 seasons the state govt has disbursed about Rs 72,000 cr to 65 lakh farmers across the state. It is not a scheme related to elections at all, but an ongoing program. Congress is threatened that the vote bank of farmers is with BRS, and it is trying to trouble Telangana farmers. This will work against Congress."

11:17 AM

UP CM can use 1,000 bulldozers but our one car is enough for them: BRS MLC K Kavitha response to remark

11:09 AM

Many are trying to stop the development of Telangana. They only want to come to power: BRS MLC K Kavitha

11:08 AM

Karnataka, Haryana have higher per capita incomes than Telangana. Where are the facts?: Congress against KTR

The Congress hit out at BRS leader K T Rama Rao's claims that Telangana has the highest per capita income in the country, saying the high per capita income was only because of three districts while more than 75 per cent of the state's population lives in the other 30 districts.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh wrote, "What are the facts? According to the RBI, at CONSTANT prices which is the yardstick that matters, Karnataka and Haryana have higher per capita incomes than Telangana, while Tamil Nadu is at the same level with a much larger population base."

11:05 AM

Rs 709 crore seized by law enforcement agencies ahead of Telangana elections 2023

Law enforcement agencies have seized cash, gold, liquor, freebies, among others, all worth over Rs 709 crore in poll-bound Telangana, ever since the model code of conduct came into force in the state on October 9, the official said.

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10:39 AM

250,000 staff to work for Telangana polls: EC

More than 250,000 staff will be engaged in poll duties for the November 30 Telangana assembly polls, according to Chief Electoral officer Vikas Raj. Speaking with reporters, Raj added that around 168,612 postal ballots have been issued and 96,526 have been polled till November 26.

The EC will also deploy 3,000 personnel from other uniformed services in Telangana, 50 companies of Telangana State Special Police and 375 companies of Central forces will be manning the security arrangement, Raj said.

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