
Telangana Assembly polls: Beyond BJP-AIMIM’s slanging match lies cold calculation that caught Congress unawares
Congress’ worry is understandable. It may try to pose as the victim, but given its history of engaging in appeasement politics and playing the ‘identity’ game, Rahul is hardly in a position to claim a seat on the moral high horse.

Opposition's anti-Narendra Modi front will prove futile after Assembly polls, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Telangana
Shivraj Singh Chouhan also slammed the Congress party and the ruling K Chandrashekar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government in the state.

Telangana polls: Election hour is bonus season for voters as candidates bypass campaign spending limits
Candidates in the Telangana Assembly polls have been using creative methods to get around the Election Commission rules on campaign expenditure and escape the vigilance of the police and other officials tasked with checking the use of unaccounted cash.

Telangana Congress leader Revanth Reddy released after 12 hours in preventive custody as KCR's Kodangal rally ends
Telangana Congress working president A Revanth Reddy was taken into preventive custody early on Tuesday ahead of TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao's public meeting in the Kodangal Assembly constituency. He was arrested from his residence in Kodangal town of Vikarabad district, police said.

Telangana Assembly polls: Narendra Modi says KCR govt betraying India, insulting BR Ambedkar by proposing quota for Muslims
Targeting caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Modi said he was surprised that "these power-hungry people, to save their chair for their family, resorted to such a step".

'Asaduddin's future generations will continue to live in Hyderabad': Akbaruddin Owaisi on Yogi Adityanath's 'flee from Telangana' remark
Asaduddin Owaisi too hit back at Yogi Adityanath saying the chief minister is less concerned about Uttar Pradesh and spreading hatred in Telangana instead ahead of Assembly elections.

Telangana Assembly Election: Politicians milk issue of long-shut Nizam Sugar Factory, promise to reopen it
Nizam Deccan Sugars Limited was shut in late 2015 over alleged mismanagement and falling sugarcane cultivation, depriving many farmers and workers of employment.

Yogi Adityanath meets his match in Asaduddin Owaisi, but UP CM's campaign matters little in Telangana polls
Yogi Adityanath and Asaduddin Owaisi, who are calling each other names in the run-up to the Telangana Assembly elections, have many things in common

Telangana Assembly polls: Rahul Gandhi says Congress will provide Rs 5 lakh each to every homeless person if voted to power
Raising the issue of unemployment in the state, Rahul Gandhi asked the crowd to spell out how many jobs caretaker chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao created during his tenure.

Telangana Assembly polls: Rahul Gandhi claims Narendra Modi, KCR striking 'partnership' to ensure continuation of their rule
Rahul Gandhi also accused KCR of redesigning the Rs 10,000-crore Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation scheme into a Rs 60,000-crore project to benefit his friends and family, adding that Telangana people did not get water.

As Telangana Assembly elections draw nearer, predicting an outcome turns into psephologists' nightmare
The Telangana Vidhan Sabha elections are quickly turning into a psephological nightmare for both the voter and the pollster alike

Election campaigns: Ahead of Rajasthan, Telangana polls, BJP focuses on 'minority appeasement' of Opposition; Rahul questions Modi's grasp on Hinduism
In both Telangana and Rajasthan, BJP accused the Congress and TRS of minority appeasement, while the Congress claimed that BJP and TRS had not delivered on their promises.

Telangana Assembly polls: Amit Shah says Congress promised free electricity to masjids and churches, but not temples
BJP president Amit Shah added that the K Chandrashekar Rao's government is afraid of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and this is why it does not celebrate the Telangana Liberation Day.

Telangana polls: TRS manifesto promises to increase retirement age of govt employees, unemployment allowance for youth
The manifesto which was released by TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao also promised enhancement of all types of Aasara pensions from Rs 1000 to Rs 2016.

Asaduddin Owaisi accuses Yogi Adityanath of 'spreading hatred' in Telangana, asks him to focus on Gorakhpur
Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday evening reacted sharply to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's remarks that he will "have to flee Telangana" if the BJP comes to power.

Chandrababu Naidu slams KCR, says 'never obstructed' Telangana CM from fulfilling poll promises
TRS chief Chandrasekhar Rao, in his public meetings, has been alleging that development will be muted in Telangana if Chandrababu Naidu comes to power through a coalition.

Telangana polls: Muslim votes likely to split between TRS, Congress; Mohammed Shakeel Aamir, Mohammed Ali Shabbir among key faces
With a huge concentration of Muslim voters in state capital Hyderabad and some other districts, they are in a position to tilt the balance in nearly half of the 119 Assembly constituencies going to polls on 7 December.

As Telangana Assembly election heads for tight fight, Andhra settlers may hold key to victory for Mahakutami
Not very long ago, leaders of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana fought as if the two states were India and Pakistan.

Chandrababu Naidu claims govt uses CBI, I-T dept to harass rivals, says TDP allied with Congress 'in national interest'
Accusing the NDA government of harassing political rivals through agencies like the CBI and the Income Tax Department, TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said he joined hands with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders to work in national interest.

Over 4,000 farmers committed suicide in four-and-a-half years of TRS rule in Telangana: Rajnath Singh
Union minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Friday flayed the TRS government in Telangana over the alleged suicides of more than 4,000 farmers.