Telangana Polls

Telangana records 73.2% voter turnout; Election Commission says 'following protocol' delayed final figures

The Election Commission on Saturday announced that 73.20 percent polling was registered in the Telangana Assembly elections on Friday. The announcement came more than 24 hours after polling ended in all 119 constituencies.

Telangana Assembly Election 2018: With 67 percent voting, 'Maoist threat' against polling turns out to be damp squib

If the peaceful polling in hyper-sensitive areas is any indication, the “Maoist threat” turned out to be a damp squib in Telangana.

'Take this BJP pamphlet, but vote for TRS': Telangana election campaigns just another work opportunity for rally-goers

For the labouring poor in Telangana, who are generally employed temporarily and often work under MNREGS, the elections are just another job, a source of income, except that most of the money spent is unaccounted for.

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.

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.

Telangana Vidhan Sabha polls: Osmania University's student politicians in fray, but Congress has ignored this crucial group

Several former and current Osmania University student leaders are in the fray in the Telangana elections, and many of them are going up against bigwigs.

Telangana polls: Congress launches AI-based CHARMS app to track real-time trends, connect workers; all you need to know

The CHARMS communication system was launched by TPCC president N Uttam Kumar Reddy, who said that it was developed to expose the failures of the ruling TRS government.

In Telangana, Narendra Modi tries to shed image of BJP-TRS camaraderie, but fails to address voter concerns

Narendra Modi's election speech was primarily aimed at carving out a political space for the BJP in Telangana independent of the TRS and the Congress.

Narendra Modi in Telangana: PM claims KCR hopes to win Vidhan Sabha polls without doing any development work

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in his first rally in poll-bound Telangana addressed a public meeting in Nizamabad and called out the Opposition for not fulfiling their promise of progress and development in Telangana and appealed to the youth to vote for a 'New India, New Telangana'.