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TELANGANA ASSEMBLY POLLS:

Congress and BJP test waters in

triangular contest in the state

In the previous Assembly election held in 2018, BRS managed to win 88 seats out of 119 and had a dominant
vote share of 47.4 percent. Congress came in a distant second with 19 seats. Its vote share was 28.7 percent

OUR BUREAU
Hyderabad
he Election Commission of In-
dia (ECI) has announced that
Tthe Telangana Assembly polls
are scheduled to be held on Novem-
ber 30. The counting of votes will be
done on December 3, the poll body
added. Telangana is set to witness a
triangular contest between the BJP,
the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi,
and the Congress in the upcoming as-
sembly election.
YSR Telangana Party chief YS
Sharmila on Thursday announced
that her party would contest in all
119 Assembly constituencies, in the
coming elections. Making a huge an-
nouncement amid the deafening roar
of the supporters, at the party office,
YS Sharmila made it clear that the
party is primarily dedicated to the
cause of the people and committed
to bring back YSR’s “golden rule”.
On the occasion, she also an-
nounced that she would contest from Union Home Minister Amit Shah greets the supporters during the ‘Jana Garjana Sabha’, in Adilabad on Tuesday. Union Minister and Telangana
Palair as promised earlier. “If need-
ed, my mother, Vijayamma too will Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief G Kishan Reddy, party National General Secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar and others are also seen (ANI)
contest for the people of Telangana”,
Sharmila said. Congress came in a distant second Although you criticize Congress, the bad came down heavily on the KCR
On the speculations of a possi- with 19 seats. Its vote share was 28.7 people have realised that you are the government. Shah said that KCR’s
ble merger of YSRTP and Congress, percent. B-team of Kharge in Delhi and here goal is to make his son KTR the Chief
Reddy said, “My noble intention to Meanwhile, BJP OBC Morcha Congress is your B-team.” Minister of the state.
take the step towards merger with National President and Rajya Sabha Hitting out at Congress, he said Reacting to Telangana IT Minister
Congress was to ensure the anti es- MP K Laxman slammed Telanga- that PM Modi with Garib Kalyan Yo- KTR’s “BJP will lose deposit in state
tablishment vote was not divided. na Chief Minister’s son KTR on jana has helped many poor whereas polls” remark, Bharatiya Janata Party
The autocratic rule doesn’t deserve Wednesday for his comments against they have thrown out the poor with (BJP) MP and Telangana’s election in-
another term” Home Minister Amit Shah and said ‘Garibi Hatao’. charge for the BJP, Prakash Javadekar
It is worth mentioning that the that people in Telangana want a He added, “The people want a on Wednesday said that the dates the
YSRTP was founded in 2021 by YS change. change from the 3 parties comprising Election Commission has released,
Sharmila Reddy, daughter of former Speaking to ANI BJP leader K of BRS, Congress and AIMIM. BJP are the dates when the fate of Telan-
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Laxman said, “KTR is nervous as is the change.” gana will change and the BJP will be
Rajasekhara Reddy. However, at Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are But referring to HM Amit Shah emerge victorious in the state elections.
present, the party has no seats in ei- coming to Telangana. What is KTR, KTR on Tuesday said that misleading “Why did KTR leave out the nine
ther Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha. apart from being the CM’s son? people won’t work in the poll-bound seats (as there are a total of 119 seats
Sharmila is serving the party as Their affidavit before the 2014 elec- state and that this time more than in Telangana Legislative Assembly)?
its president. tions should be checked. He cannot 110 of Bharatiya Janata Party’s can- The dates the Election Commission
In the previous Assembly elec- become a big leader by criticising big didates will lose their deposits in the has released are the dates when the
tion held in 2018, BRS managed to leaders. There is no bigger corrup- November 30 polls. This comes after fate of Telangana will change. BJP
win 88 seats out of 119 and had a tion anywhere in the country than Amit Shah while addressing ‘Jana will win in Telangana this time”, Ja-
dominant vote share of 47.4 percent. Telangana. The people want a change. Garjana Sabha’ in Telangana’s Adila- vadekar said.

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