Telangana's ruling TRS has swept the civic polls in Hyderabad, virtually wiping out the Telugu Desam Party-BJP alliance and the Congress.
Till the other day, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi was treating the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) as its friendly party.
Staking complete credit for the development of Hyderabad, Nara Lokesh had campaigned for the TDP in the GHMC polls.
Stating that BCs will not be affected with the provision of reservation to the Kapus, Congress senior leader and Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao has justified the indefinite hunger strike of Kapu leader and former minister Mudragada Padmanabham.
Panchayat Raj Minister K. Tarakarama Rao has dedicated the victory of Telangana Rashtra Samithi in GHMC elections to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao.
The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was heading for a landslide victory in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections as early results and trends indicated on Friday evening.
Celebrations erupted in TRS camp on Friday as the party headed for a sweep in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Elections (GHMC).
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu in a public statement has asked everyone concerned not to fall into the trap of opposition parties that were trying to polarize society and gain political mileage from the existing reservation turmoil.
18 months after bifurcation, the scene couldn't have been more starkly contrasting. KCR is sitting firmly ensconced in Telangana and on the verge of victory in GHMC too.
BC leader and TDP MLA from Hyderabad, R Krishnaiah has threatened a stir against including Kapus in the BC list.
Whenever TDP leaders visited Governor Narasimhan over the implementation of section 8 in Hyderabad, he used to take representations from them but there would be no further action on the matter. This gave rise to the allegation that the Governor was pro-TRS.
KCR promised 12% reservation to Muslims if Telangana becomes a reality. Venkayya Naidu promised special status to AP for a period of ten years.
If the reports from the Congress party in Andhra Pradesh are to be believed, former Union Minister Kotla Suryaprakash Reddy, who represented Kurnool in the Lok Sabha in the past, is likely to join the Telugu Desam Party sooner or later.
Coming out after casting his vote in the GHMC polls along with his family, Balayya was mobbed by the media personnel.
Amidst vociferous demand from all the Opposition parties for invoking Section 8 of AP Reorganization Act, Governor ESL Narsimhan summoned Hyderabad City Police Commissioner M Mahender Reddy to apprise himself of the outbreak of violence in Old City during polling in the GHMC elections held on Tuesday.
