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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicBharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)

Topic: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)

‘KCR wanted to join NDA, I said no’ — Modi says snubbed Telangana CM for his ‘deeds’

At BJP rally in poll-bound Telangana Tuesday, Modi asks voters to give party one chance in the state. Also says his ‘snub’ was the reason KCR ‘stopped greeting’ him.

Kharge on same page as BJP on Telangana’s ‘Liberation Day’ row? ‘Hyderabad got azaadi on 17 Sept 1948’

While BJP wants 17 Sept, 1948 — which saw erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad become part of India — be observed as 'Liberation Day', ruling BRS prefers to call it 'Integration Day'.

Buoyed by Karnataka win, Congress guns for Telangana with mega rally, CWC meet, 5 poll guarantees

Congress, once the principal challenger to ruling BRS, seemed to be ceding opposition space to BJP. Now, it has renewed its efforts to regain lost ground in Telangana.

At parliamentary panel meeting, Congress & DMK oppose UCC, BRS & Uddhav Sena non-committal

The panel was hearing the views of the Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department and the Law Commission of India on UCC. BJP suggests exempting Northeast from the code.

Rahul targets KCR at Khammam rally, cites daughter Kavitha’s ‘involvement’ in Delhi liquor scam case

Speaking at a rally in poll-bound Telangana, Rahul Gandhi said Congress had told opposition parties that it will not share stage with KCR's Bharat Rashtra Samithi party in last month's Patna meet.

‘Shift’ in Telangana politics? Karnataka win, BRS defections give Congress momentum in poll-bound state

Exodus of 35 leaders from ruling BRS, coupled with 'voter fatigue' & possibility of merger with YS Sharmila's party indicate Congress set to face polls later this year as principal oppn.

‘BRS, BJP are one’ — Telangana Congress says KCR’s party won’t be part of 2024 Opposition alliance

Announcement comes after Kharge, Rahul & Venugopal held discussions with party's Telangana unit. Chief Minister KCR's Bharat Rashtra Samithi had skipped Patna Oppn meeting.

Why BRS’s Maharashtra push is giving Congress & NCP nasty flashbacks to 2014, 2019

In 2014, AIMIM is said to have dented Congress’s vote bank in a few seats in Maharashtra, while in 2019, Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi is believed to have hurt Congress-NCP’s chances in some seats.

Why KCR is going all out to woo Telangana’s 3% Brahmin vote ahead of polls

BRS denies this is an exercise in appeasement politics, saying a survey had identified 90% of Brahmins as BPL. BJP dismisses outreach as poll gimmick.

‘Hatched paper leak conspiracy to defame govt’: Police on Telangana BJP chief Sanjay’s arrest

Police took Bandi Sanjay into custody late Tuesday night & all three BJP MLAs in preventive custody Wednesday. BRS leaders insist Telangana BJP chief 'wanted papers to be leaked'.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.