[ad_1] AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi during a door-to-door election campaign ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections. (PTI) The party, headquartered in Hyderabad, contested only nine seats of which it won seven. However, among the seven, there was a tense fight in two seats — Nampally and Yakutpura The 2023 assembly elections not only took town…
[ad_1] Last Updated: December 04, 2023, 00:51 IST The results will also deny the Congress an upper hand while bargaining for seats with allies in the opposition INDIA bloc that aims to oust the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the 2024 general elections. (Photo: PTI) Regaining control of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the Congress and…
[ad_1] Anti-incumbency, non-delivery of promises, overplaying the Telangana sentiment, corruption charges and overconfidence define how the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) lost Telangana for the first time since the inception of the state in 2014. Since its formation, BRS, formerly known as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), has fought elections while capitalising on the Telangana…
[ad_1] Exit poll projections have created an air of anticipation by throwing up a few twists. It is true that, in the past, individual exit polls have missed the mark. But when their projections have been aggregated, they have been reasonably helpful in giving us an idea of the prevailing mood among voters. And so…
[ad_1] Curated By: Sanstuti Nath Last Updated: December 01, 2023, 12:40 IST Telangana PCC chief Revanth Reddy. (X) Most exit polls predicted an advantage for Congress in Telangana. While some pollsters foresee a narrow majority for Congress, others predict a clear victory With most exit polls giving a clear edge to Congress over other parties,…
[ad_1] Women wait to cast their votes for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, in Ajmer on November 25, 2023. (PTI) Why have political parties promised different amounts of yearly assistance to women voters in different states? BJP and Congress leaders cite three main reasons — extent of the allowance on the per-capita income of a particular…
[ad_1] Harish Rao had alleged the EC took the decision on the basis of a complaint sent by G Niranjan (pictured), senior vice-president of Telangana Congress. (News18/File Photo) Though the Election Commission said the decision was taken after Telangana Finance Minister Harish Rao’s speech was reported widely in the media, the latter blamed the Congress…
[ad_1] In the two-page letter, the ECI directed the state’s Chief Electoral Officer to ensure that its order is immediately be conveyed to the Government of Telangana. (PTI/File) The Election Commission had on November 25 signalled no objection for disbursement of Rythu Bandhu assistance in Telangana with conditions that the state government follow the instructions…
[ad_1] Do people vote for ‘guarantees’ and development, or do they still vote for their caste? While the Lok Sabha elections in the Narendra Modi era have risen above caste or guarantees, the caste factor still prevails strongly in state elections. In Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan or Telangana, the caste factor reigns supreme. The popular notion…
[ad_1] Last Updated: November 26, 2023, 15:15 IST Union Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted the BJP’s promise to arrange free darshan at Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya (Image: PTI) Shah, who addressed an election rally at Makthal, said if a vote is given to Congress to dislodge Rao from power, the grand old party MLAs…
