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A Minister who emerged as the face of a city

Hyderabad residents surprised/shocked by Congress majority in Dec 3 election. Voters insulated from restive mood beyond ORR, believing development in city would dictate State's fate. BRS strove to establish itself in city, K.T. Rama Rao devoting energies to it. BRS won 15 seats in urban region in 2018, many same…

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BRS district president, Jangaon ZP Chairman Sampath Reddy dies of heart attack

Pagala Sampath Reddy, Jangaon Zilla Parishad chairman and BRS district president, died of heart attack in Hanamkonda. He complained of chest pain and was rushed to a private hospital, but succumbed shortly after. Leaders of BRS district paid tribute to his services, especially his active electioneering during the Assembly polls.

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Newly-elected BRS MLAs meet KTR in Hyderabad, KCR at Erravelli

BRS expresses gratitude to people for giving opportunity to govern Telangana for two consecutive terms. K.T. Rama Rao chairs meeting, congratulates newly-elected MLAs. He states BRS will effectively don role of Opposition. Party to hold extended meeting to discuss future course of action. K. Chandrasekhar Rao compliments newly-elected MLAs at…

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Congress deals a knockout blow to BRS in Khammam district

Congress dealt a knockout blow to BRS in Khammam, winning all five Assembly seats. Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka won Madhira for fourth consecutive term. Tummala Nageswara Rao trounced Minister for Transport Puvvada Ajay Kumar. Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy won Palair seat. Congress won three of five seats in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. CPI…

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We fought the BRS but Congress Party benefited: Kishan Reddy

BJP chief G. Kishan Reddy admits party didn't do well in Telangana Assembly polls; vows to make it ready for Parliament elections. He accuses Congress and BRS of distributing money and spreading false narratives. He urges BJP cadre to work with same enthusiasm for Lok Sabha polls and aims to…

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Telangana 2023: Meet Revanth Reddy, the Congressman who dethroned KCR

“My only agenda in life is to dethrone KCR and make his family irrelevant in politics,” Revanth Reddy had vowed eight years ago.

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BRS will respect people’s mandate, accept defeat: KTR

BRS accepts defeat in Telangana elections; K.T. Rama Rao says party will respect mandate given by people. BRS working president thanks party ranks, govt employees for cooperation in governing State. He states setbacks are inevitable in electoral politics & asks party not to get disheartened. He compliments Congress on victory…

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Anti-incumbency factor in rural areas dashes BRS’ hat-trick dream

Sources in the party stated that internal surveys commissioned by the leadership had repeatedly revealed that the anti-incumbency factor was very high against 30-35 MLAs, including a few Ministers.

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Urban-rural divide crops up after two decades, haunts BRS

Two decades earlier, there was another darling of the media and IT world — N. Chandrababu Naidu who met a similar fate.

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Decisive wins: On M.P., Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh Assembly election results

The BJP’s victories signify a consolidation of its hold over the Hindi heartland and in straight contests against its principal national opponent, the Congress

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BJP bags eight seats even as bigwigs lose

BJP Telangana wins 8 seats in 2021 polls, but bigwigs lose. Most MLAs are unheralded first-timers. Party positioned itself as alternative to ruling BRS, champion of weaker sections, but failed to win over voters. Most seats won in communally sensitive areas. Failed to do well in twin cities, Rangareddy district.…

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Over 50 new faces to enter the Assembly

Telangana Assembly to welcome one-third new MLAs, incl. former MPs/MLCs, 8 doctors, 2 software engineers, 6 entrepreneurs, technocrats, businessmen, 1 lawyer, realtors, ex-IPS officer. Congress won 14 SC & 9 ST seats, BRS 5 SC & 3 ST. Notable SC leaders incl. CLP leader, ex-Deputy CM.

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'With Telangana defeat, it's end of road for KCR's electoral debut in Odisha'

BHUBANESWAR: Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s defeat in Telangana could mean ‘end of the road’ for the party’s ambitious plan of making its debut in the 2024 elections in Odisha, according to some prominent leaders from the state who had recently severed ties with the party.

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Telangana Assembly election results 2023 | Congress breaks Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s decade-long hold over Telangana with big wins

Telangana, the citadel of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for the last 10 years, has been overrun by the Congress after a nine-and-half-year battle with the promise of self-respect and welfare schemes

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Congress comes full circle, reclaims its Nalgonda fort

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BJP increases tally, but suffers major setback in defeat of two sitting MLAs, three MPs in Telangana Assembly polls

BJP suffers a major setback in Telangana Assembly elections as prominent leaders, including two sitting MLAs and three MPs, lose seats. Eatala Rajender, M. Raghunandhan Rao, Bandi Sanjay, Arvind Dharmapuri and Soyam Bapu Rao all defeated by BRS candidates.

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Poll results: How did key politicians fare in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, MP and Telangana?

The assembly polls marked by high stakes and a barrage of freebies ended with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s big wins in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh. As the poll results unfolded today, the BRS conceded defeat to the Congress in Telangana.

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BJP sweeps Hindi heartland, Congress surges in Telangana

BJP shrugs off anti-incumbency to retain power in Madhya Pradesh, storms back in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh after losses in 2018; Congress wrests power from BRS in Telangana

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Police officials in news for wrong reasons in Telangana 2023 Assembly elections

Telangana police ensured peaceful polls, but some officers are in news for wrong reasons. Three suspended for trying to help BRS candidate. ECI transferred 3 IPS officers and 10 SPs before polls. DGP Anjani Kumar and Additional DGP Sanjay Kumar Jain met Congress candidate Revanth Reddy before results announcement, violating…

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Nine-and-a-half year wait ends for Congress in Telangana

Congress will have to deliver on its promises to retain the trust of the people. Congress victory in Telangana is a shot in the arm for the party.

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KTR retains Sircilla seat

Mr.Rama Rao retained the seat with a margin of 29,687 votes, trouncing his nearest rival K.K.Mahender Reddy of Congress.

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Assembly election results | PM Modi, party organisation, women, Dalits and tribals charge the BJP juggernaut

BJP tested strategies in five State polls, including not highlighting State-specific face, depending on PM Modi, SC/ST and women support, countering Congress' caste census demand, & mid-course correction in Telangana. Results show these strategies worked, and will be used in 2024 LS polls.

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Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: It’s status quo in Hyderabad city

In 2023, the BJP increased its tally to two seats in Hyderabad city, while the AIMIM's seats decreased to six. In 2018, the Congress won none, the BJP won one, and the AIMIM and BRS won seven each. Table 1a and 1b show the seats won/led and vote share secured…

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Telangana voters bid 'bye-bye' to CM K Chandrashekar Rao; elect Congress

HYDERABAD: Telangana's electorate has decisively mandated the Congress party in a historic triumph, bidding a resounding "bye-bye" to Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

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Over a dozen defectors have the last laugh

Defectors had the last laugh in over a dozen Assembly constituencies after the results of Telangana Assembly Elections were out on Sunday.

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