BRS leader, who had once asked people to grow beyond Mandir-Masjid politics, praised Ayodhya temple construction on social media following her party’s defeat in Telangana.
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.
Ramana Reddy, who defeated both KCR and Revanth Reddy, had gained popularity with his protest against KCR's development master plan for the constituency and his work during Covid.
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.
Meeting a political leader while counting was still in progress was in violation of the Model Code of Conduct & other relevant conduct rules, according to poll body.
Handout promises, from loan waivers to free power, flooded this assembly election season, with BJP & Congress vying to outdo each other. How they shaped outcomes differed across states.
In 2018, Congress won Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh, & emerged as single-largest party in Madhya Pradesh. However, rebellion by Jyotiraditya Scindia allowed BJP to form govt in MP in 2020.
Independent candidate Karne Shireesha, known widely as 'buffalo sister’, rose to fame as a symbol of youth discontent against the BRS govt's handling of job-related issues.
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.
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.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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