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Telangana Election Results 2023: Congress taps hankering for change, statehood sentiment powering BRS wanes
Telangana Election Results 2023: The Congress put its house in order and appealed smartly to all the sections left disillusioned by nine years of BRS rule. The big question for BRS is whether KCR will retire and pass the baton to the next generation. BJP underlines its presence as a strong third force in the state, and has an opportunity to present itself as a vibrant oppositional force in the Lok Sabha elections coming up soon
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Telangana Elections 2023: Most exit polls suggest upset victory for Cong. But what if the majority isn’t right?
BRS initially enjoyed the advantage, thanks to the presence of the formidable KCR in its ranks. But Congress chipped away at KCR’s welfare measures by offering more generous guarantees. If the exit poll projections are correct BRS no longer enjoys the benefit of the statehood sentiment
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Telangana elections 2023: After a pulsating campaign, the ball is in the voter’s court
There are 2,290 contestants in the fray, with the BRS contesting all 119 seats, and the BJP and Jana Sena Party coalition putting up candidates in 111 seats. The Congress, which is counting on anti-incumbency to revive its fortunes, has fielded candidates in 118 seats, leaving one for ally CPI.
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Telangana Elections 2023: Gajwel battle between CM, friend-turned-foe goes down to the wire
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao stole a march over Eatala Rajender of the BJP in the last minute by making Gajwel as the final stop of his aggressive state-wide campaign. Rajender is now keen to turn from a challenger to a giant-killer.
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Telangana Elections 2023: Cong chief Revanth Reddy's plan to corner KCR in Kamareddy looks a long shot
For Chief Minister KCR, Kamareddy is a second seat. While Revanth’s entry has forced former Cong minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir to contest from the Nizamabad Urban constituency, many party workers are now focusing on that constituency. BJP’s Venkataramana Reddy is the dark horse.
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Telangana Elections 2023: Will the political quicksands suck in the BRS?
The revival of the Congress seems to have energised the party’s rank and file, and it is fast gaining in popularity. Pinning their hopes on the social welfare schemes it has offered, top party leaders are not missing a chance to remind voters how the party kept its promise of a separate Telangana state.
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Telangana Elections 2023: With BJP receding and Congress gaining ground against BRS, North Telangana headed for nailbiter
Several assembly seats once considered strongholds are now emerging as swing seats, with local issues set to play a crucial role in shaping the preferences of the electorate.
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Telangana Elections 2023: Despite anti-incumbency worries, southern Telangana remains a BRS stronghold
The BRS remains confident of winning voter trust again based on what it believes is a strong track record. The Congress meanwhile is banking on anti-incumbency and ‘poll guarantees’, which worked well for the party in neighbouring Karnataka. The BJP lacks strong local leaders and its campaign has been lacklustre so far.
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Telangana Elections 2023: In Warangal region, ruling BRS faces anti-incumbency against sitting MLAs
As the political landscape undergoes seismic shifts, the BRS, in power since Telangana's inception in 2014, faces a resurgent Congress and an embattled BJP.
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Telangana Assembly Elections: Hyderabad capital region seeing largely triangular tussles
The battle in the rest of the state is now evolving into a straightforward but bitter two-way clash between the Congress and the BRS.
INDIA
Telangana election 2023: In Mulugu, Congress banks on performance despite tough fight from BRS
Telangana election 2023: As election fever builds up in this ST constituency, the candidates gear up for a clash that not only involves political ideologies but also their shared history of naxal affiliations.
INDIA
Karnataka Verdict: BJP’s bet on new faces fails unlike in Gujarat
The BJP’s strategy of fielding new faces in many Karnataka constituencies in the just-concluded assembly polls fails to win the party any political dividends.
INDIA
Karnataka Verdict: The big loser in this election is Janata Dal (S)
Reduced to 19 seats and in no position to play kingmaker again, the Gowda family that controls the JD(S) is also witnessing a huge erosion of support in its pocket boroughs.
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Karnataka Election Results: Coastal Karnataka shows that it stands with the BJP
Despite the Hindutva plank not playing a big role in these polls, the region, which saw the polarising issues of love jihad and hijab in the recent past, more or less voted for status quo.
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Karnataka Election Results: BJP bastion Kittur Karnataka falls to the Congress
Kittur Karnataka was part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency before Independence. It shares a border with Maharashtra and is the corridor of migrant labourers during the sugarcane season.
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Karnataka Elections: Hyderabad Karnataka goes with Congress. Was Mallikarjun Kharge a factor?
The region, which has 40 seats in seven districts, increased the tally of the Congress by five seats, while the BJP lost five of its sitting MLAs and the Janata Dal (Secular) also lost a seat in the region.
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Karnataka Elections: Hubli-Dharwad Central result may be political pointer for next few years
The result will reflect the BJP’s ability to retain its foothold in the Lingayat belt in the parliamentary polls after the exodus of prominent leaders
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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Will the Gowdas regain Hassan this time?
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: In the 2018 assembly elections, barring Hassan, JD -S had bagged all six seats from the district – Holenarasipur, Belur, Arasikere, Sravanabelagola, Saklespur and Arkalgud. The Gowdas are confident that their monopoly cannot be questioned by just one aberration.
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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Why Basavaraj Bommai is sitting pretty in Shiggaon constituency
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: The incumbent chief minister may not get the top job in the state again. But his popularity among the Lingayats and the Muslims should all but guarantee the BJP leader’s return to the state assembly.
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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Can the Modi magic turn the tide in BJP’s favour?
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: North Karnataka is key to the electoral fortunes of political parties in the May 10 state assembly polls. The question is whether Modi’s charisma will tilt the vote in favor of the BJP or an anti-incumbency wave go in favour of the Congress.
POLITICS
Will others eat into BJP’s votes in Karnataka’s mining belt?
A worried BJP has despatched all its stars to woo the voters. Repeated rounds by star campaigners are scheduled, and huge preparations are on for Prime Minister Modi’s visit on May 2.
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Pot-boiling thriller awaits Belgaum, ‘sugarcane bowl’ of Karnataka, as farmers are angry
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: While no party is in the mood to leave anything to chance, the farmers are planning an awareness march in all villages. One of their grouses is that the BJP government in the state is yet to withdraw the three farm laws, though they were retracted at the Centre.
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Karnataka polls: How civil society bodies and farm movements are trying to create an impact
While these groups are opposed to the BJP, it remains to be seen how much of the prevailing anti-incumbency sentiment will actually translate into votes for their candidates.
