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Chairpersons elected unopposed to four standing committees in Kalaburagi City Corporation

Kalaburagi City Municipal Corporation elected unopposed chairpersons for all four Standing Committees. 28 members, incl. 12 BJP, 14 Congress & 2 Janata Dal(S), were elected on Aug 7. Mayor Dargi & Deputy Mayor Pisti congratulated new chairpersons & discussed future development projects. Tax dues & illegal constructions to be discussed.

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Congress urges Telangana Governor not to induct BRS MLC into Cabinet

Congress VP urges Governor not to induct BRS MLC Mahender Reddy into Cabinet, citing it as unethical pre-election baiting.

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JD(S) leader Ayanur Manjunath joins Congress in Karnataka

Ayanur Manjunath was in the BJP before joining the JD(S) on the eve of the Karnataka legislative Assembly polls in May 2023. He was a close aide of BJP veteran B.S. Yediyurappa.

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BRS releases list of 115 candidates for Assembly polls due later this year

BRS announces 115 candidates for Assembly polls; CM to contest from two seats. CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao to contest from Gajwel and Kamareddy. No alliance with Left parties. Sitting MLA from Vemulawada not considered due to nationality issue. BRS to sweep all 29 seats in Hyderabad and erstwhile Rangareddy districts.…

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Eye on EBC votes, BJP nominates Hari Sahni as LoP in Bihar Legislative Council

BJP nominates Hari Sahni, an EBC leader, as LoP in Bihar Legislative Council. Move seen as attempt to woo EBCs, who constitute 30% of electorate, and send message to smaller parties. Samrat Choudhary, OBC leader, appointed state party president in March 2023. BJP wants to show it has own base…

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BJP will come to power in Telangana, says Tarun Chugh

BJP confident of winning Telangana elections; cadre urged to take PM Modi's message of defeating family-run politics & corruption to citizens. 3-month campaign to ensure BJP wins in all 119 constituencies. KCR's illegal actions & welfare schemes won't save him. Leaders call for protests to bring down 'modern Nizam' &…

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Telangana elections: Kotha Prabhakar Reddy to contest from Dubbak

BRS president and CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday announced tickets to all sitting MLAs in Medak district, except Narsapur. He will contest from Gajwel and Kamareddy. T. Harish Rao will contest from Siddipet for the 7th time. K. Prabhakar Reddy was given Dubbak ticket. V. Satish Kumar got Husnabad…

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Analysis| KCR pushes Opposition Congress, BJP to a corner by announcing 115 candidates

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has put the Opposition Congress and BJP under pressure by announcing the first list of 115 candidates four months ahead of the Assembly election. Mr. Rao has left the Congress and the BJP far behind and pushed them…

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BRS releases 115 candidates’ lists for Assembly polls due later this year

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on August 21, 2023, announced its candidates for the upcoming Telangana Assembly Elections, even before the Election Commission announced the polling dates.

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Speculations on political defections gain momentum again in Karnataka as BJP MLA meets CM, JD(S) leader meets Dy. CM

Amid trading of barbs between the Congress and the BJP over the speculated desertions from the saffron party, the former Minister and BJP legislator S.T. Somashekar and Janata Dal (Secular) leader Ayanur Manjunath met Congress leaders, raising speculation over their political moves.

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Former Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president N Raghuveera Reddy back with bang into CWC

VIJAYAWADA: In a surprising return, former Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president N Raghuveera Reddy has been inducted into the newly constituted Congress Working Committee(CWC).

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BJP plans constituency level meetings from September to strengthen party from grass root level

BJP plans to strengthen party in Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Parvatipuram ahead of 2024 elections. Union govt. schemes to be highlighted.

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“PM as poll face shows BJP has accepted defeat”

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said after attending a meeting of the State Election Committee that winnability would be the “first and last criterion” for the selection of candidates. The ruling Congress had recently announced that it would replicate the Karnataka model for the election by declaring the candidates in advance…

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TPCC to rope in Sonia, Priyanka for release of manifesto, women’s declaration

TPCC to rope in Sonia, Priyanka for election campaign. AICC incharge Manikrao Thakre urges party to take Congress guarantee cards to every house. Kharge to attend Praja Garjana meeting at Chevella on Aug 26. SC, ST Declaration to be released at Chevella public meeting. Minority Declaration to be released at…

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G.T. Deve Gowda rules out JD(S) leaders joining Congress

JD(S) leader Deve Gowda clarifies no party members will join Congress; JD(S) to contest all 28 LS seats in Karnataka; Gowda rules out possibility of alliance with BJP; party to identify candidates for LS polls; Gowda says he'll only enter fray if no suitable candidates found.

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BC leaders raise voice in Congress as PCC takes up process for picking candidates

Congress party in Telangana is facing pressure from backward classes' leaders to give them a "respectable share" in tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections. Former PCC president Ponnala Lakshmaiah and former MP Ponnam Prabhakar are among those demanding proper representation. AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and former president Rahul Gandhi had…

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Will contest from Mangalagiri in 2024 elections and romp home easily, avers TDP leader Lokesh

Nara Lokesh vows to contest 2024 elections from Mangalagiri, exudes confidence of victory. He slams YSRCP for making false allegations against his family, and vows to take action against those who resort to mud-slinging. He challenges YSRCP's Krishna Murali to prove his allegation of land purchase. Lokesh promises to not…

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Congress condemns assault on Dalit woman in Darsi mandal of Prakasam district in A.P.

The government should effectively respond to such savage attacks and punish the guilty, and the Congress party will not remain silent spectator to assaults on Dalits and minorities, says Gidugu Rudra Raju

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‘Ghar wapsi’ of a few BJP MLAs on the cards in Karnataka?

After three months of the Congress party’s spectacular victory in Legislative Assembly elections, there are now strong political indications that a few “dissenting” opposition BJP MLAs who had earlier defected from the Congress to the BJP, are possibly exploring returning to the ruling party in Karnataka.

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With Kharge’s visit, the race for Scheduled Caste votes in Chhattisgarh heats up

As Chhattisgarh gears up for polls, race to secure SC vote intensifies. Congress, BJP, BSP & JCC-J vying for support.

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‘Congress will bag all 12 ST seats in Telangana’

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SP declares candidate for Ghosi Vidhan Sabha bypoll

Mr. Singh represented Ghosi between 2012 and 2017. The BJP is likely to field Mr. Chauhan, an Other Backward Classes (OBC) leader, who is considered a contender in the upcoming Cabinet expansion.

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Ex-Minister A. Chandrasekhar quits BJP, to re-join Congress

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Left Front announces candidates for Tripura Assembly byelections

In the last Assembly elections, Mr. Chanda had lost to Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik from Dhanpur, but the CPI(M) managed to retain the Boxanagar seat defeating the BJP candidate in a triangular contest.

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