The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has become the largest party, winning 55 out of 150 districts in the tightly contested Hyderabad municipal elections. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stole the show, making huge profits for 48 districts, following a strong campaign that saw various Union ministers and high-level …
Read More »‘No BJP storm, sky is clear’: Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to Hyderabad civic poll results
When the BJP overtook All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) to become the second-largest party in the Hyderabad civic elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Friday that the party will continue to fight against the BJP in a democratic way. Dismissing any ‘BJP storm’, Owaisi said: “Where is the storm? Had …
Read More »TRS extends lead, BJP and AIMIM in close race for second place in Hyderabad survey trends – telangana
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi has expanded its leadership in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections on early trends, but the BJP appears to be consolidating its presence in the region as the vote count progresses on Friday. Following the early trends in the first round of vote counting, the TRS …
Read More »GHMC poll updates: Chiranjeevi, others cast their votes, 4.2% turnout so far – telangana
Voting for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) began at 7 a.m. Tuesday and will continue until 6 p.m. More than 7.4 million people are exercising their franchise in the fifth largest metropolitan area in India. Up to 1,122 candidates are in the fray for 150 constituencies. The vote count …
Read More »Our fight is with people trying to change Hyderabad, says Owaisi as voting begins for high-risk polls
The run-up to the elections saw a high-decibel and often harsh campaign. Encouraged by their victory in the recent move to the Dubbak Assembly constituency, the BJP waged a powerful campaign to win the GHMC ballot box. It has appointed its general secretary, Bhupendra Yadav, who has been its Bihar …
Read More »PM did not want CM KCR to welcome him in Hyd: KTR to TNM
According to sources, the prime minister’s office omitted CM KCR’s name from the list of those who were to receive Narendra Modi at Hyderabad airport. One day after Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Hyderabad, a controversy is brewing that CM KCR has not been invited to receive the Prime Minister. …
Read More »BJP goes local to consolidate itself as a factor in Telangana | India News
NEW DELHI: BJP’s aggression in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls is as bold as it sounds, considering the party won just five seats to TRS’s 99 and AIMIM‘to 44 in 2016. While BJP leaders have publicly stated that the city’s next mayor will be a saffron, party sources said …
Read More »Hours Before Amit Shah’s Visit To Hyderabad, KCR Criticizes “Dividing Forces”
The Chief Minister, K Chandrashekhar Rao, has called for the maintenance of the peaceful character of Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Telangana Prime Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has tried to strike a chord with Hyderabad residents ahead of the municipal elections, asking them to “save the city from divisive forces,” implying that the …
Read More »“Why not?”: Yogi on renaming Hyderabad to Bhagyanagar | India News
HYDERABAD: In the midst of a campaign for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath on Saturday he proposed renaming Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar. “Some people asked me if Hyderabad’s name can be changed to Bhagyanagar. I said, ‘Why not?’ I told them …
Read More »Akbaruddin Owaisi of AIMIM, leader of BJP Bandi Sanjay Kumar reserved for comments on former PM and founder of TDP – andhra pradesh
AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was booked on Saturday for his comments on the samadhis of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and TDP founder NT Rama Rao and BJP State President Bandi Sanjay Kumar for his response. They were registered under Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code (statements leading …
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