Telangana Assembly Election Results 2018

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Telangana assembly polls: People even afraid of criticising Modi govt on mobiles, alleges Naidu

Updated on Nov 29, 2018 06:48 PM IST

Chandrababu Naidu, also the Telugu Desam Party chief, also accused the Modi government of starting to target his party leaders with a series of raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Income Tax and the Enforcement Directorate after the party left the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu today accused the Modi government of crushing freedom of expression and launching witch-hunts against political adversaries (File Photo)(HT PHOTO)

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Transgender candidate who went missing appears before police

Chandramukhi M, who is contesting on a CPI(M)-led Bahujan Left Front ticket from Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad, allegedly went missing from her house and a ‘case of missing person’ was registered.

Chandramukhi reportedly told police that she was safe.

Updated on Nov 29, 2018 05:47 PM IST

Hyderabad | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana elections 2018: BJP manifesto promises free distribution of cows to 1 lakh people

The BJP manifesto, released Thursday by state BJP president K Laxman, also promised a legislation to prevent “forcible religious conversions” made by offering money and other inducements.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the crowd during an election rally in support of BJP candidates, in Mahbubnagar on November 27.(PTI Photo)

Updated on Nov 29, 2018 04:51 PM IST

Hyderabad | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana Assembly Election 2018: BJP alleges Rohingyas on state electoral rolls

Telangana assembly election 2018: Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said despite clear instructions from the union home ministry that Rohingya refugees are not Indian citizens, they have been registered as voters in Telangana.

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi leaves after a meeting with Election Commission of India, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. The minister led a BJP delegation complaining about inclusion of Rohingya refugees in Telangana voters’ list ahead of the December 7 assembly election in the state.(AP)

Updated on Nov 29, 2018 02:21 PM IST

New Delhi | ByAgencies

Telangana Assembly Election 2018: India is not your father’s ‘jagir’, KCR tells PM

Telangana assembly election 2018: K Chandrashekar Rao, the Telangana chief minister and president of Telangana Rashtra Samithi, criticised PM Modi for not allowing the state to increase reservation for tribals and Muslims. Assembly election in the state will be held on December 7.

Telangana Chief Minister and TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao addresses a public meeting at Suriyapet in Nalgunda district, Nov 23, 2018, ahead of assembly election in the state.(PTI)

Updated on Nov 29, 2018 02:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Telangana assembly election: Must unseat KCR now, Modi in 2019, says Rahul at Telangana rally with Naidu

Burying their three-and-a half decades-old political rivalry, the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party have joined hands along with the Communist Party of India and Telangana Jana Samithi to form a Praja Kootami (People’s Front) to take on the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) headed by K Chandrasekhar Rao in the Telanagana assembly elections

Khammam: Congress President Rahul Gandhi being greeted by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu during an election campaign for Telangana Assembly elections, in Khammam, Telalngana, Wednesday, Nov 28, 2018. (PTI Photo) (PTI11_28_2018_000158B)(PTI)

Updated on Nov 28, 2018 09:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Khammam | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Telangana Election 2018: Transgender candidate was not kidnapped, went underground, says police

Following a complaint from the candidate’s colleagues, the police had registered a case and launched a search for her.

Muvvala Chandramukhi, who is contesting on a Bahujan Left Front ticket, went missing on Tuesday morning.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 28, 2018 08:11 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Rahul Gandhi flips Narendra Modi’s ‘B Team’ charge, asks have you heard KCR talk of Rafale

Telangana assembly elections 2018: While PM Modi addressed two rallies yesterday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, his ally in the state N Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party and BJP chief Amit Shah are campaigning today.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a public gathering in Telangana(Photo: Twitter/@INCIndia)

Updated on Nov 28, 2018 04:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

‘They’ll create a storm’: Rahul Gandhi, Chandrababu Naidu to share dais in Telangana today

Telangana is witnessing a vigorous campaign with prime minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and UPA chairperson, cabinet ministers and Opposition leaders holding campaign rallies in the state.

Telangana assembly polls 2018: Congress party president Rahul Gandhi and chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu address media personnel after a meeting, outside Rahul's residence in New Delhi, November 1, 2018.(Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 28, 2018 12:11 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Telangana election 2018: KCR’s home seat of Gajwel is a study in contrast

Gajwel is a study in contrast if one juxtaposes the prosperous Erravalli village with the dusty hamlets nearby.

TRS president and caretaker chief minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao addresses a party public meeting at Armoor, in Nizamabad district of Telangana on November 22.(PTI Photo)

Updated on Nov 28, 2018 09:52 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Gajwel | ByAurangzeb Naqshbandi

Telangana assembly elections 2018: We neither believe in, nor practise communal politics: Cong on its poll manifesto

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said it was the responsibility of the opposition party to ensure that the sentiments on the ground were reflected in their articulation of the manifesto.

Supporters of Congress holding a huge flag attend an election campaign rally.(Reuters Photo)(Reuters)

Updated on Nov 28, 2018 09:54 AM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana transgender candidate Chandramukhi Muvvala goes missing

A press release issued by a coalition, the Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti, said Chandramukhi was untraceable all day and was feared to have been kidnapped.

A 32-year-old Indian transgender, Chandramukhi Muvvala talks to voters while she campaigns at Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad on November 26.(AFP Photo)

Updated on Nov 28, 2018 12:03 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | ByHT Correspondent

TRS, Congress playing ‘friendly match’ in Telangana, says PM Modi

At the Mahbubnagar rally, PM Modi said both TRS and Congress were family-ruled parties and were fighting a WWF match (friendly). And ironically, both were accusing each other of encouraging family rule, he criticised.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in support of BJP candidates in Nizamabad in Telangana on Tuesday.(PTI)

Updated on Nov 27, 2018 08:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Nizamabad/Mahbubnagar (Telangana) | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Grand alliance formed to save people from K Chandrashekar Rao’s dictatorship: Telangana TDP chief

K Chandrashekar Rao party TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti) is fighting in all seats, while TDP (Telugu Desam Party) has joined hands with Congress, CPI and TJS to form a grand alliance.

Congress party president Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu and other party leaders arrive to address media personnel after a meeting outside Gandhi’s residence in New Delhi on November 1.(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 27, 2018 05:22 PM IST

Hyderabad | ByPress Trust of India

‘KCR should go to London and stay there for 5 years’: PM Modi at Nizamabad

Telangana assembly polls 2018: Addressing an election rally in Nizamabad, PM Narendra Modi said both Congress and TRS believe in dynastic politics, appease minorities, believe in vote bank politics, and do not have internal democracy.

PM Narendra Modi said KCR had promised to turn Nizamabad into a smart city, but that hasn’t happened.(ANI/Twitter)

Updated on Nov 27, 2018 02:07 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Congress candidate attempts suicide to prevent police search at home

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Vanteru Pratap Reddy, who is contesting from the Gajwel assembly constituency against Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, was later arrested for obstructing the police from discharging their duties.

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Police said the Election Commission had received a complaint from TRS that Vanteru Pratap Reddy and his followers were distributing money to people at his Kompally residence.(Picture for representation)

Updated on Nov 27, 2018 02:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Narendra Modi to amp up BJP campaign

Telangana assembly elections 2018: PM Narendra Modi will address two public meetings in poll-bound Telangana’s Nizamabad and Mahbubnagar today. BJP state president K Laxman said Modi is also expected to address “a big public meeting” in Hyderabad on December 3.

Narendra Modi will arrive in Telangana as the BJP has intensified its campaign ahead of the December 7 assembly elections and amid speculation about its tacit understanding with the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).(PTI/File Photo)

Published on Nov 27, 2018 08:18 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Telangana assembly polls 2018: Only Rahul Gandhi can unite the Opposition, says Congress leader Revanth Reddy

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Congress leader Revanth Reddy is confident that the party will oust the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the December 7 state elections.

Revanth Reddy is confident that the Congress will oust the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in December 7 state elections.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Nov 26, 2018 08:24 AM IST

Kodangal (Telangana) | ByAurangzeb Naqshbandi

Telangana assembly poll: BJP will never allow any religion-based quota, says Amit Shah

Addressing a series of election rallies in Telangana where assembly elections will be held December 7, the BJP president also said the Narendra Modi-led Central government had given the state enough funds but the TRS state government had squandered them.

Hyderabad: BJP president Amit Shah participates in Koti Deepothsavam in Hyderabad , Sunday, Nov 25, 2018. (PTI Photo)(PTI)

Updated on Nov 26, 2018 12:11 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Telangana polls: Rahul Gandhi supported ‘urban Naxals’ jailed by Maharashtra govt, says Amit Shah

“Urban Naxals” is a term used to describe city-based supporters working in alleged front organisations of proscribed Maoist outfits.

BJP president Amit Shah addressing a rally in Siddipet, Telangana on November 25.(Twitter/ANI Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2018 06:50 PM IST

Nirmal (Telangana) | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana polls: KCR afraid of ‘Razakars party’ AIMIM, says Amit Shah

The Razakars were an armed militia of the Hyderabad Nizamate who tried to brutally put down a revolt by peasants opposed to the Nizam’s decision to not merge with India following Independence.

BJP national president Amit Shah in Jaipur.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2018 05:47 PM IST

Nirmal (Telangana) | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Campaign heat rises as PM Modi, Rahul gear up for rallies

Telangana polls 2018 is set to reach its crescendo with PM Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders scheduled to hold rallies in the state this week.

Telangana polls 2018: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi(Arvind Yadav/HT file photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2018 04:52 PM IST

Hyderabad | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Kavitha says KCR alone will suffice to bring TRS back to power

Kavita, 40, also expressed confidence that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) will win 100 seats in the 119-member house in the assembly elections scheduled on December 7.

Telangana assembly elections is scheduled on December 7.(HT File Photo)

Published on Nov 25, 2018 03:14 PM IST

Nizamabad | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana assembly election 2018:‘Dark horse’ Congress buoyed by TRS anti-incumbency

Congress sensed a renewed opportunity when the TRS failed to bring the promised 2.5 million people to the “mother of all rallies” at Kongara Kalan on the outskirts of Hyderabad on September 2, four days before chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao — popularly known as KCR — dissolved the assembly on September 6.

The Congress might be on a campaign blitzkrieg in poll-bound Telangana but, ironically, it was a strongly billed Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) rally that buoyed its morale .(Reuters File Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2018 07:38 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | ByAurangzeb Naqshbandi

Telangana assembly election 2018: Helium balloons explode before KTR’s roadshow, 4 injured

A group of Telanaga Rashtra Samithi supporters were trying to release the balloons when it exploded resulting in fire and creating panic, police said.

Four people sustained minor burns after some helium balloons burst into flames minutes before a roadshow of TRS leader KT Rama Rao commenced in Hyderabad, the police said Saturday.(File Photo)

Published on Nov 24, 2018 10:15 PM IST

Hyderabad | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana assembly elections: Two lakh less voters in 2018 than in 2014 polls, says CEC

In this assembly election, as many as 2.80 crore voters could exercise their franchise, compared to 2.82 crore in 2014, as per the final electoral rolls prepared by the Telangana EC authorities, Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat said in Hyderabad

Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said the electorate for the 2018 Telangana assembly elections has declined in comparison to the 2014 polls (File Photo)(PTI)

Updated on Nov 24, 2018 11:21 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Telangana assembly elections 2018: An emotional Sonia Gandhi vows to teach TRS a ‘fitting lesson’

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Sonia Gandhi said she had to undergo a lot of difficulties while taking a decision on granting statehood to Telangana. She reminded the people that the Congress had to pay a heavy price for its decision to grant Telangana state.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi also sought to reach out to the people of Andhra Pradesh who were angry over bifurcation of the state.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 24, 2018 09:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Chandrababu Naidu is anti-Telangana, says BJP leader Muralidhar Rao

Telangana assembly elections 2018: BJP national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao on Friday attacked TDP president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu calling him ‘anti-Telangana’, while also slamming the Congress-TDP coalition for the December 7 state polls.

The Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP had an alliance with the BJP during the 2014 elections in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.(PTI/File Photo)

Updated on Nov 23, 2018 05:57 PM IST

Hyderabad | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana assembly polls 2018: Chandrababu Naidu to campaign with Rahul Gandhi on November 28 and 29

Telangana assembly polls 2018: Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu would campaign for the Telangana assembly polls along with Congress president Rahul Gandhi next week, TDP sources said.

Chandrababu Naidu, who has been making efforts to put together an anti-BJP front, had met Rahul Gandhi earlier this month.(PTI/File Photo)

Updated on Nov 23, 2018 05:28 PM IST

Hyderabad | ByPress Trust of India

Telangana assembly polls 2018: Hit me with this if I don’t work, says candidate as he gives slippers to voters

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Akula Hanumanth, an independent candidate from Koratla, is handing out slippers to voters, asking them to hit him if he fails to deliver on promises after he is elected.

Akula Hanumanth is up against ruling TRS candidate K Vidya Sagar Rao who has won the Korutla seat three times consecutively.(ANI/Twittert)

Updated on Nov 23, 2018 05:07 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

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Chandrababu Naidu, also the Telugu Desam Party chief, also accused the Modi government of starting to target his party leaders with a series of raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Income Tax and the Enforcement Directorate after the party left the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Chandramukhi M, who is contesting on a CPI(M)-led Bahujan Left Front ticket from Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad, allegedly went missing from her house and a ‘case of missing person’ was registered.

The BJP manifesto, released Thursday by state BJP president K Laxman, also promised a legislation to prevent “forcible religious conversions” made by offering money and other inducements.

Telangana assembly election 2018: Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said despite clear instructions from the union home ministry that Rohingya refugees are not Indian citizens, they have been registered as voters in Telangana.

Telangana assembly election 2018: K Chandrashekar Rao, the Telangana chief minister and president of Telangana Rashtra Samithi, criticised PM Modi for not allowing the state to increase reservation for tribals and Muslims. Assembly election in the state will be held on December 7.

Following a complaint from the candidate’s colleagues, the police had registered a case and launched a search for her.

Telangana assembly elections 2018: While PM Modi addressed two rallies yesterday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, his ally in the state N Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party and BJP chief Amit Shah are campaigning today.

Telangana is witnessing a vigorous campaign with prime minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and UPA chairperson, cabinet ministers and Opposition leaders holding campaign rallies in the state.

Gajwel is a study in contrast if one juxtaposes the prosperous Erravalli village with the dusty hamlets nearby.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said it was the responsibility of the opposition party to ensure that the sentiments on the ground were reflected in their articulation of the manifesto.

A press release issued by a coalition, the Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti, said Chandramukhi was untraceable all day and was feared to have been kidnapped.

At the Mahbubnagar rally, PM Modi said both TRS and Congress were family-ruled parties and were fighting a WWF match (friendly). And ironically, both were accusing each other of encouraging family rule, he criticised.

K Chandrashekar Rao party TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti) is fighting in all seats, while TDP (Telugu Desam Party) has joined hands with Congress, CPI and TJS to form a grand alliance.

Telangana assembly polls 2018: Addressing an election rally in Nizamabad, PM Narendra Modi said both Congress and TRS believe in dynastic politics, appease minorities, believe in vote bank politics, and do not have internal democracy.

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Vanteru Pratap Reddy, who is contesting from the Gajwel assembly constituency against Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, was later arrested for obstructing the police from discharging their duties.

Telangana assembly elections 2018: PM Narendra Modi will address two public meetings in poll-bound Telangana’s Nizamabad and Mahbubnagar today. BJP state president K Laxman said Modi is also expected to address “a big public meeting” in Hyderabad on December 3.

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Congress leader Revanth Reddy is confident that the party will oust the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the December 7 state elections.

Addressing a series of election rallies in Telangana where assembly elections will be held December 7, the BJP president also said the Narendra Modi-led Central government had given the state enough funds but the TRS state government had squandered them.

“Urban Naxals” is a term used to describe city-based supporters working in alleged front organisations of proscribed Maoist outfits.

The Razakars were an armed militia of the Hyderabad Nizamate who tried to brutally put down a revolt by peasants opposed to the Nizam’s decision to not merge with India following Independence.

Telangana polls 2018 is set to reach its crescendo with PM Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders scheduled to hold rallies in the state this week.

Kavita, 40, also expressed confidence that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) will win 100 seats in the 119-member house in the assembly elections scheduled on December 7.

A group of Telanaga Rashtra Samithi supporters were trying to release the balloons when it exploded resulting in fire and creating panic, police said.

In this assembly election, as many as 2.80 crore voters could exercise their franchise, compared to 2.82 crore in 2014, as per the final electoral rolls prepared by the Telangana EC authorities, Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat said in Hyderabad

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Sonia Gandhi said she had to undergo a lot of difficulties while taking a decision on granting statehood to Telangana. She reminded the people that the Congress had to pay a heavy price for its decision to grant Telangana state.

Telangana assembly elections 2018: BJP national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao on Friday attacked TDP president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu calling him ‘anti-Telangana’, while also slamming the Congress-TDP coalition for the December 7 state polls.

Telangana assembly polls 2018: Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu would campaign for the Telangana assembly polls along with Congress president Rahul Gandhi next week, TDP sources said.

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Akula Hanumanth, an independent candidate from Koratla, is handing out slippers to voters, asking them to hit him if he fails to deliver on promises after he is elected.

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