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4,798 candidates file nominations for 119 assembly seats in Telangana

A total of 4,798 candidates from various political parties filed 5,716 sets of nominations for the 119 seats ahead of the November 30 Assembly elections in Telangana. The process of filing nominations began on November 3 when the gazette notification for the election was issued and continued till November 10, the last day for submitting nominations. The nominations would be scrutinised on November 13 and November 15 is the last date for withdrawal of candidatures, according to the schedule of election. Gajwel Assembly constituency saw the maximum number of 145 candidates, who filed 154 sets of nominations. BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is seeking re-election from Gajwel and BJP leader Eatala Rajender is among those who filed their nominations from there. In Kamareddy, another segment from where Rao is contesting, saw 92 candidates that also includes Telangana Congress president A Revanth Reddy. Medchal constituency reported second highest number o

Congress sends 10 ministers, 48 senior leaders to poll-bound Telangana

The Congress seems to be using its entire might from Karnataka in Telangana, seeking to emulate its success there, with the party sending 10 ministers and 48 senior leaders from the state for election management to its poll-bound neighbour. While 10 ministers from Karnataka have been appointed as AICC cluster in-charges, 48 other party leaders -- mostly MLAs and MLCs -- have been appointed as AICC assembly constituency observers for various districts in Telangana, which goes to polls on November 30. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also KPCC chief, are leading from the front in the election push in Telangana. In fact, both leaders are currently in Telangana for electioneering, working for the Congress to emerge victorious in that state too, like it did in Karnataka. In the polls held for the 224-member assembly in Karnataka in May this year, the Congress posted an emphatic victory by ousting the BJP from power, bagging 135 seats

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Telangana assembly polls: BJP announces fourth list of 12 candidates

The BJP on Tuesday announced its fourth list of 12 candidates for the November 30 assembly elections in Telangana. The candidates announced by the party in the fourth list are Durgam Ashok (Chennur-SC), V Subhash Reddy (Yellareddy constituency), Tula Uma (Vemulawada), Bomma Sriram Chakravarthy (Husnabad), Doodi Srikanth Reddy (Siddipet), Peddinti Naveen Kumar (Vikarabad-SC), Bantu Ramesh Kumar (Kodangal), Boya Shiva (Gadwal), Sadineni Srinivas (Miryalguda), Chalamala Krishna Reddy (Munugode), Nakarakanti Mogulaiah (Nakrekal-SC) and Azmeera Prahlad Naik (Mulug-ST). With the latest list, the BJP has so far announced candidates for 100 out of the total 119 assembly segments. In the remaining 19 seats, the BJP is likely to offer some seats to its NDA ally Janasena of actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan. Chalamala Krishna Reddy, candidate from Munugode, was a Congress leader who recently joined the BJP. Krishna Reddy joined the BJP after Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, who was BJP nomine

Telangana polls: Asaduddin Owaisi begins door-to-door campaign in Hyderabad

Asaduddin Owaisi started his campaign in the greater Hyderabad region ahead of the assembly polls in Telangana, scheduled on November 30.

Rs 498 crore in cash and items seized since MCC enforced in Telangana

Authorities have seized over Rs 178 crore in cash, 284 kg of gold, and 1,168 kg of silver, along with liquor, 'ganja' and various other goods

Congress releases list of 16 candidates for Telangana assembly elections

The Congress on Monday released its third list of 16 candidates for the Telangana assembly elections, fielding its state unit chief Revanth Reddy against Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao from the Kamareddy assembly constituency. This is the second seat on which Reddy, the sitting MP from the Malkajgiri parliamentary constituency, is contesting. In this list, the party has also replaced two candidates declared earlier. While Ade Gajender will now contest from the Boath-ST seat, replacing Vannela Ashok, Tudi Megha Reddy has been fielded from Wanaparthy in place of Gillela Chinna Reddy, who was nominated earlier. With this, only three more candidates are left to be declared by the Congress, which is seeking to wrest power from the BRS in the southern state. Revanth Reddy will also contest from the Kodangal assembly seat, while CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has been fielded from the Madhira-SC seat. The candidates for these seats were announced on October 15. The party has als

Telugu Desam Party shifts focus from old turf to hometown advantage

In the political ballpark of Andhra Pradesh, the Telugu Desam Party readies to hit a political home run, while the YSR Congress Party faces a rising tide of anti-incumbency. ADITI PHADNIS writes

ECI notifies Telangana assembly polls; filing of nominations ends on Nov 10

The nominations filed by the candidates will be scrutinised on November 13, and the last date for withdrawal is November 15

Congress is 'Scamgress', it has no right to talk about corruption: KTR

Dismissing the corruption allegation of Rupees one trillion (One lakh crore), KTR said that how can a Rs 80,000 crore project cause Rs one lakh crore of corruption?

Parts of the Kaleshwaram project will have to be rebuilt: TPCC Chief Reddy

He also attacked the BJP and said that the central government knew about the corruption in the project but the BJP was protecting BRS

Telangana elections: BJP CEC releases third list with 35 candidates

The names have been approved by the Central Election Committee which BJP President J P Nadda headed on Wednesday

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

The Congress party is busy campaigning about its Mahalskshmi scheme, including the promises of Rs 2,500 financial assistance and free travel for women in government buses

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

Congress leader Kishan Reddy and Bapu Rao, who is an MLA from Boath joined the BJP in the presence of BJP president J P Nadda in Delhi on Wednesday

Telangana elections: BRS is going to form govt, there is no doubt, says KCR

KCR said that Rahul Gandhi had never held a plough in his life and he was talking about scrapping the Dharani portal which has placed all the rights of farmers' land in their own hands

Don't waste your vote, your future is at stake: KCR to Telangana youth

KCR cautioned the youth of the state and said that if they elect the wrong party to power, their future will go for a toss

Projects built by Congress continue to serve Telangana: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi went on to say that the Kalleshwaram project was the "biggest fraud" of the KCR government and that he and his family had siphoned off Rs 1 trillion from the wealth of the people of Telangana

If CM KCR is allowed another term, he will further loot Telangana: TPCC

Revanth Reddy alleged that KCR's family has looted Rs one trillion in the last two terms in the state and if KCR is allowed a third term, his family would loot another Rs one trillion