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Nomination filing process for Telangana assembly polls begins on Nov 3

The nomination filing process for the November 30 Telangana Assembly poll in would begin on Friday with a gazette notification being issued for the conduct of election. Nominations can be filed from 11 AM to 3 PM on working days from November 3 to 10, an official release said on Thursday. The nominations would be scrutinized on November 13 and November 15 is the last date for withdrawal of candidatures, according to the schedule of election. Polling would be held on November 30 and counting of votes would be taken up on December 3.

Rahul's jibe at BJP's BC CM promise insult to backward classes: Reddy

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's jibe at the BJP over its promise to make a backward caste candidate as chief minister of Telangana was arrogant and amounted to insulting them, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has said. Taunting the BJP's slogan of making a backward caste leader CM is not just a criticism of the party but an insult to the aspirations of backward classes who earn their livelihood with hard work, he said. The BJP is working in the direction of fulfilling the social, economic and political aspirations of the backward classes who constitute 55 per cent of Telangana's population, said Reddy, president of BJP state unit. "Rahul Gandhi, who was not able to digest Sri Narendra Modi ji, who belongs to belongs to BC sections, becoming Prime Minister, is not able to digest the announcement of making a backward caste person as Chief Minister if (we) come to power," Reddy said late on Wednesday night on "X" (formerly Twitter). If Congress "continues to insult backward sections" in .

'Vote for BJP or Congress means chaos and backwardness', says Owaisi

A vote for the BJP or Congress means voting for chaos and backwardness, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Wednesday. In post on "X," he said in BJP and Congress-ruled states curfews and internet shutdowns are so frequent that people can neither go to work nor work from home. "In BJP & INC-ruled states curfews & internet shutdowns are so frequent that you can neither go to work nor work from home. A vote for BJP-Congress is a vote for chaos & backwardness," the Hyderabad MP said. He also said Telangana tops the country in internet connectivity and the infrastructure and a peaceful atmosphere have created lakhs of livelihoods in the state. Assembly elections in Telangana are scheduled to be held on November 30.

Telangana Congress launches 'Kalleshwaram ATM' campaign against BRS govt

The Congress party has left no stone unturned in informing people of Telangana about how the BRS government allegedly misappropriated a staggering amount of Rs 1 trillion from the Kalleshwaram project

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Will cancel minority reservations after coming to power in Telangana: Reddy

He has also stated that the campaign by the BJP will be intensified from November 3 in which a large number of Union Ministers and central leaders participate"

Assembly polls: Telangana must juggle finances without dropping the ball

Balancing freebies with fiscal prudence remains a critical challenge for the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi. INDIVJAL DHASMANA writes

No need to visit Karnataka to see Cong govt failures': BRS leader Rama Rao

Hitting back at Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's invitation to witness implementation of poll promises in his state, BRS working president K T Rama Rao said there was no need to go there to see their "failures". In a message posted on his X, Rama Rao slammed Shivakumar saying he came to seek votes in Telangana for his party, leaving the people of Karnataka in a lurch. There is no need to go all the way to Karnataka to see your failures. The farmers who have been betrayed by you (Karnataka Government) are coming here and narrating the injustice done by you. The farmers are forewarning Telangana people about the danger posed by Congress, he said in the message. Responding to BRS allegations that the Congress government in Karnataka was unable to implement the promises it had made to people, Shivakumar had in a rally on Saturday asked Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his son Rama Rao to visit the neighbouring state and see for themselves. Rama Rao further said th

Congress will form govt in Telangana, says Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar

He was responding to queries on the number of seats Congress will secure in the polls

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Telangana polls: BRS' defeat is a loss of people of Telangana, says CM KCR

During his address, KCR highlighted the achievements of his government in the past nine years while comparing it with the sorry state of affairs when Telangana was part of Andhra Pradesh

Chhattisgarh reins in inflation at reasonable rates among poll-bound states

If the first six months of this financial year are taken into account, it was high inflation in Mizoram too though a bit less than the national average.

Telangana polls: BRS MLA grabs BJP candidate by throat, BJP demands arrest

The BJP further demanded that the BRS MLA be disqualifed from contesting the election and asked the Election Commission to take action against him

Telangana elections LIVE: Owaisi slams BJP for reinstating MLA T Raja Singh

Telangana elections LIVE: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is scheduled to address an election rally in Telangana's Mahabubnagar district on October 31

Kavitha to speak on Telangana govt's achievements at Oxford University

Ruling BRS MLC in Telangana K Kavitha will be delivering a keynote lecture at the Oxford University in London on October 30 on the schemes undertaken by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao-led government in the state and about the progress achieved in different fields. Kavitha has been invited by Oxford University for a lecture as part of development economics, a release from Kavitha's office said here on Tuesday. "CM KCR led Telangana government's programmes have gained international recognition. Oxford University has acknowledged Telangana's rapid progress in India. This recognition comes as a result of the various initiatives undertaken by the state government," it said. In recent years, several programmes launched by the chief minister have attracted Oxford University's attention, it said. During her recent visit to London as part of the Bridge India initiative, Kavitha spoke to students from different colleges about the significant strides made by KCR in Telangana's ...

Telangana Assembly elections: BJP fields three of its four Lok Sabha MPs

The BJP is also exploring an alliance with actor-politician and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan, who had earlier said his party would contest 32 seats

Nadda, Adityanath to visit Telangana for election campaign: G Kishan Reddy

Reddy further claimed that the party has received a positive response from the people after the announcement of the first candidate list for the polls on Sunday

BJP revokes suspension of Telangana MLA Raja Singh ahead of Assembly polls

The BJP leadership has revoked the suspension of its Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh considering his explanation in response to the show cause notice served by the party earlier, Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy said in a statement on Sunday. In August last year, Raja Singh was suspended from the party following his alleged controversial remarks against "Islam and Prophet Mohammed" in a video which was later pulled down by the social media platform on which it was uploaded. He was arrested under the Preventive Detention Act. However, the Telangana High Court in November 2022 had set aside the PD Act invoked against him. Later, he was granted bail. "The Central disciplinary committee of the BJP has decided to revoke the suspension of Shri T Raja Singh MLA Goshamahal from the BJP after due consideration of his explanation in response to the show cause notice served by the party. This is for the information of all the concerned," the statement from Kishan Reddy said. Raja Singh, is know

Telangana polls: BJP MLA Rajender to slug it out with CM KCR in Gajwel

BJP legislator Etala Rajender is set to take on Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in Gajwel constituency in November 30 assembly polls, according to the first list of candidates released by the BJP on Sunday. Three of the BJP's sitting Lok Sabha members - Bandi Sanjay Kumar (former Telangana BJP chief and Karimnagar MP), Dharmapuri Arvind (Nizamabad MP) and Soyam Bapu Rao (Adilabad MP) will contest in the elections. Sitting BJP legislator T Raja Singh, whose suspension was revoked, will contest from the Goshamahal segment in the city, his present constituency. "I express my heartfelt gratitude to the BJP Leadership for nominating me as the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate in the #Goshamahal Constituency for the upcoming 2023 legislative assembly election," Singh said in a message posted on "X". Besides Gajwel, Etala Rajender will also contest from Huzurabad, which he is representing now. Rajender had earlier indicated that if the party's senior leadership permits, he