Congress President Rahul Gandhi kicked off his party's election campaign in Telangana by targeting both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao by accusing them both of indulging in corruption.
Newly-formed Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) headed by former Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) chairman Prof M Kodandaram, has been making a hard bargain with the Congress party for good number of seats, but what worries him was the lack of an election symbol for his party.
Bharatiya Janata Party national official spokesman and Rajya Sabha member G V L Narasimha Rao has become a thorn in the flesh of Telugu Desam Party leaders in Andhra Pradesh led by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
The attempts of the Congress party to make its friendly parties commit for the grand alliance proved futile, as they flatly rejected its proposal to invite their leaders for the public meetings of AICC president Rahul Gandhi in Telangana.
It looks like Bharatiya Janata Party national leadership has pinned its hopes on Swamy Paripoornananda, controversial spiritual leader to improve its fortunes in Telangana.
It has been more than one-and-a-half months since Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and caretaker chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced the first list of 105 candidates.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is known for his superstitions and strong beliefs in Hindu rituals.
Even as the ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh is planning to capitalise on the forthcoming serial films on party founder and legendary actor N T Rama Rao, featuring his son and party MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna, the YSR Congress party is planning to rope in NTR’s widow Nandamuri Lakshmi Parvathi to counter the TDP strategy.
Scarcely a day went by when KCR did not use the vilest possible language against Andhras during the T-agitation.
Controversial spiritual leader and Sree Peetham seer Swami Paripoornanand is going to lead the Bharatiya Janata Party campaign in Telangana in the forthcoming assembly elections.
Strange as it might sound, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, which has been making a scathing attack on the Congress party for joining hands with an Andhra party like the Telugu Desam Party to contest the ensuing assembly elections in the state, is ready to accept the support from an Andhra leader.
Frustration is increasing in the alliance partners of the Maha Kootami in Telangana, with the “big brother” Telangana Congress party continuing to delay the issue of seat sharing for the ensuing assembly elections.
Former Maoist ideologue and revolutionary balladeer Gaddar on Wednesday said he was ready to contest the elections against Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao as the joint candidate of opposition parties.
Has the TRS government done any good to the people? Have the lives of the people of Telangana improved after bifurcation? These are questions to which only the people of Telangana can give an answer.
The Cyclone Titli that wreaked havoc in Srikakulam district last week devastated several areas. Even after a week, the people are still suffering from lack of food, drinking water supply and electricity.
