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TopicBandi Sanjay

Topic: Bandi Sanjay

With its MLC wins, BJP tightens hold on north Telangana, sets sights on rural & Hyderabad civic polls

The latest MLC polls results come as the BJP seeks to position itself as the leading opposition force in Telangana after losing ground to the Congress in the 2023 assembly elections.

Bandi Sanjay, Revanth govt lock horns over Padma award demand for poet & ‘ex-Maoist ideologue’ Gaddar

Minister says award for Gaddar akin to 'spitting on graves' of cops & BJP workers who fell victim to this ideology. Even Congress, TDP leaders were killed by Naxals, he adds.

Ex-Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay, credited with party’s advances in state, loses Karimnagar seat

Sanjay lost from Karimnagar in 2018 to Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s Gangula Kamalakar, who won the seat by a margin of 3,163 votes. He won the 2019 parliamentary polls from Karimnagar.

Bandi Sanjay dilemma, tribal push, more experience — why BJP changed party chiefs in 4 states

Bandi Sanjay had become a prickly issue for BJP in poll-bound Telangana. As for Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, party is looking to revitalise the units.

BJP high command ‘urges more poaching’ as Karnataka rout sparks sparring in Telangana unit

Infighting, recruitment troubles, and discontent over state party chief Sanjay Bandi are among the issues assailing BJP in poll-bound Telangana, especially in wake of Karnataka defeat.

‘You threatened to burn theatres showing RRR’ — BRS hits out at BJP as ‘Naatu Naatu’ wins Oscar

BRS leader even tagged Modi in a tweet. In 2020, Sanjay threatened to set ablaze theatres if RRR was released as he objected to Jr. NTR wearing 'surma', amulet & donning skull cap.

‘Learn from Telangana’: In Modi’s advice for BJP in oppn-ruled states, a gold star for Bandi Sanjay

Bengal unit also praised at BJP national executive meet. Party insiders say PM's message was for Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh units where efforts did not get support BJP was hoping for.

Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay takes ‘oath’ in temple, says party not involved in poaching

The state BJP chief also challenged Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao to prove that he did not script the MLA poaching controversy.

KCR has a lot of opponents to battle. Will need independent strategies for each

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Why all BJP big guns, from Modi to Nadda, put weight behind Telangana chief after his arrest

Telangana BJP chief and MP Bandi Sanjay was arrested on 2 January while he was staging a protest against a govt order. Sections invoked included those for violating Covid-19 norms.

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Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.