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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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Why Bihar migrates has a 500-year old answer — from Mughal taxpayers to peasant warriors

Migration in North India isn’t just due to lack of development today. It was shaped by the evolution of labour markets under Sher Shah, Mughals, and the East India Company.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.