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TopicTelangana BJP

Topic: Telangana BJP

In Telangana’s Karimnagar, BJP clinches first corporation win since state’s birth

This is also the first time the party has come to power in a corporation in the region since 1981 when N.S.N. Reddy was elected Visakhapatnam mayor in united Andhra Pradesh.

Telangana panchayat polls: Revanth hails ‘66% Congress strike rate’, face-saver for BJP under Modi glare

Telangana BJP chief said his party registered a 300% jump compared to 165 panchayats it won in previous polls held in 2019. PM Modi had last week pulled up his party's Telangana MPs.

Telangana SI can’t wear civil dress for Deeksha, BJP asks ‘is police taking orders from AIMIM?’

Hyderabad SI sought dress code exemption to observe Ayyappa Deeksha. The police department denied permission. BJP has demanded revocation of ‘this biased directive’.

‘Substance over spectacle,’ says BJP in apparent jibe at MLA Raja Singh after his resignation

BJP says ‘while some detractors attempted to dismiss former MLC N. Ramchander Rao as low-profile choice, those familiar with party’s inner workings recognise his credibility’.

5 of 9 MPs, MLA, ex-legislators — BRS in throes of defection crisis ahead of LS polls

Most MPs & lone MLA who quit BRS will contest LS polls as Congress & BJP candidates. Analysts say BRS is yet to recover from loss in Telangana state elections in November last year.

Hindutva face, Bharatanatyam dancer — who is Madhavi Latha, BJP pick to take on Owaisi in Hyderabad

Political debutant Madhavi Latha has campaigned against triple talaq in Hyderabad's old quarters. She says her 'mission is to work towards making India superpower in amrit kaal'.

‘Bhagyanagar’ pitch, Modi roadshow — BJP aims to build on civic poll gains in Hyderabad assembly seats

BJP sprang a surprise in 2020 GHMC polls, going to 48 seats from 4. While it's perceived to have lost some momentum since then, party is pulling out all stops in Hyderabad area.

Eatala Rajender to take on KCR in Gajwel, 3 Lok Sabha MPs in BJP’s 1st list for Telangana polls

Bandi Sanjay has been fielded from Karimnagar assembly seat, Soyam Bapu Rao from Boath (ST) constituency & Dharmapuri Arvind from Korutla. T Raja back to fight from Goshamahal.

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.

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.