Reddy began his political career with TRS in 2001-02 before joining TDP in 2008. He switched to Congress 9 yrs later. Though branded an 'outsider' earlier, he enjoys support of Gandhi family.
Congress won 64 seats out of 119, surpassing the simple majority mark of 60. It was a huge turnaround, considering that the party was reduced to just five MLAs since 2018.
In Kodangal, Revanth beat closest rival, BRS's Patnam Narendar Reddy, by over 32,000 votes. Kamareddy, the 2nd seat from where he contested, went to BJP's Katipally Venkata Rama Reddy.
Of total 119 seats, Muslim votes are treated as decisive — depending on local equations — in another 20-25 seats apart from those of AIMIM. In 2018, a majority of them went to BRS.
Telangana CM attacked Congress over promise of bringing back Indira Gandhi’s rule if voted to power, alleging that her regime was fraught with ‘encounters, firings, & killings.’
As Telangana prepares to vote on 30 November, villagers in Vasalamarri, which KCR adopted in 2020, point to issues such as lack of govt jobs, poor access to PDS & inadequate housing.
BRS showcases KLIP as 'mammoth engineering marvel'. Farmers unimpressed as waters yet to soak new ayacut fields; canal works pending. Voters focus on issues like lack of govt jobs.
BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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