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Live updates for Rajasthan Exit Polls 2023: pollsters give the BJP the advantage; Congress close

LIVE Updates for the Rajasthan Exit Polls 2023: Examine the front-runners and major confrontations in the Rajasthan Assembly Elections of 2023. LIVE Updates for the Rajasthan Exit Polls 2023: Telangana, one of the five states that held elections this month, will vote today, capping an intense election season. First to cast ballots in the final round of assembly elections prior to the crucial Lok…

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Telangana Election 2023 - 20.64% Turnout, Disturbance in Rangareddy"

Telangana Election 2023: Battle for 119 Seats as BRS and Congress Vie for Supremacy Commencing on Thursday, November 30, the electoral battleground in Telangana witnessed a fierce competition across its 119 seats, primarily dominated by a close contest between the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) and the Congress. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeks to expand its influence in the state,…

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13th May :- Around 17.7 crore people will be eligible to vote in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha #elections in 96 seats spread across ten states and Union Territories.

#Polling will also be held in 175 Assembly seats in #AndhraPradesh and 28 seats in #Odisha where the term of #assemblies are ending in June.

According to the #ElectionCommission, 1,717 candidates trying their luck in 96 #LokSabha seats. All Lok Sabha seats in #Andhra Pradesh (25) and #Telangana (17) will go to #polls on 13th May besides #constituencies in #UttarPradesh (13), #Maharashtra (11), #MadhyaPradesh and #WestBengal (8 each), #Bihar (5), #Odisha and #Jharkhand (4 each) and #Jammu&Kashmir (1).

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Over 19 lakh polling officials have been deployed across 1.92 lakh polling stations for phase 4 polls. The EC said 364 Observers -- 126 General Observers, 70 Police Observers, 168 Expenditure Observers -- for the phase 4 have already reached their constituencies days before the polls.

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Lok Sabha polls: Congress fields YS Sharmila from Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa

The Congress on Tuesday released a new list of 17 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar and West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party has fielded YS Sharmila, the sister of YSR Congress Party founder and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, from the state’s Kadapa constituency. The seat is currently represented by Sharmila’s cousin Avinash Reddy from the YSR Congress Party. कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge की अध्यक्षता में आयोजित 'केंद्रीय चुनाव समिति' की बैठक में लोकसभा चुनाव, 2024 के लिए कांग्रेस उम्मीदवारों के नाम की 11वीं लिस्ट। pic.twitter.com/TpMaGKiSdD — Congress (@INCIndia) April 2, 2024 On January 4, Sharmila joined the Congress and merged her outfit, the YSR Telangana Party, with the party. Subsequently, she was appointed chief of the party’s Andhra Pradesh unit. Sharmila launched the YSR Telangana Party in June 2021 on the birth anniversary of her father and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. In November, the YSR Telangana Party announced unconditional support to the Congress for the state polls. On Tuesday, the Congress also released two other lists, containing the names of 114 candidates for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections and 49 names for Assembly polls in Odisha. The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1. The results will be announced on June 4. Read the full article

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22 Land Cruiser Vehicles Worth 66 Cores Hidden in Vijayawada

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has accused the BRS leader, K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), of clandestinely acquiring 22 land cruiser vehicles ahead of the assembly polls. Reddy, aiming to reclaim power, made these allegations during a press conference following the launch of the ‘Praja Palana’ program. KCR’s Secret Fleet: A Political Intrigue Unveiled Former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar…

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Revanth Reddy Takes Oath As Telangana Chief Minister, Gandhis On Stage

Anumula Revanth Reddy, chief of Telangana Congress who played a key role in the party’s thumping victory in the November 30 Assembly polls, was today sworn in as the state’s second Chief Minister.

Mr Reddy was administered the oath of office by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan at a ceremony at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad before a crowd of nearly 1 lakh.

Besides Mr Reddy, 11 members of his cabinet took the oath of office. This included Mallu Bhatti Vikaramarka, who was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister, and former Telangana Congress chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy, among those who opposed Revanth Reddy’s choice as Chief Minister. The eight others to join the cabinet are Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Damodar Rajanarasimha, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Dana Anasuya, Tummala Nageswar Rao, Konda Surekha and Jupally Krishna Rao.

The ceremony was attended by the Gandhi family — Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra -, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mr Reddy on the occasion, assuring his full support to Telangana’s progress.

Before he took the oath of office, Mr Reddy and Mrs Gandhi held a victory lap inside the stadium in an open vehicle.

The Congress trounced the K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi, ruling Telangana since its formation in 2014, by winning 65 out of 119 Assembly seats.

Revanth Reddy, referred to as Tiger Revanth by his supporters, has been credited to have played a major role in the Congress’s victory. A former TDP leader, Mr Reddy switched to the Congress in 2017. He was appointed Telangana Congress president in 2021.

Over the past two years, Mr Reddy led a spirited campaign against the KCR-led government and was seen leading street protests and public demonstrations over a host of issues. The Congress’s efforts bore fruit and the party trumped the BRS.

Mr Reddy, however, had a challenge waiting for him. Soon after the victory, his detractors within the party opposed his elevation as Chief Minister. They pointed to corruption allegations against him and alleged that he had taken money in exchange for poll tickets.

Mr Reddy had fought hard to get his loyalists tickets, knowing well that he would not get the Chief Minister post if he did not have the support of a big chunk of MLAs. This worked well for him and the Congress leadership, in no mood to upset the apple cart, endorsed Mr Reddy’s claim to the top post.

Now in the Chief Minister seat, Mr Reddy faces the tall challenge of fulfilling the Congress’s poll guarantees and preparing the ground for the Lok Sabha elections due in six months.

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What Is 'North vs South' Debate That Prompted PM's Tweet With Emojis

A DMK MP’s ‘Gaumutra states’ remark in Parliament has added fuel to the ‘North vs South’ debate that has been raging since the BJP’s poll wins in the heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and the Congress’s victory in Telangana.

The BJP’s critics claim it is the Hindi heartland where its ideology finds resonance, and that the southern part of the country has rejected the party. The BJP says the ‘North vs South’ debate is divisive and reeks of its rivals’ reluctance to accept poll setbacks.

‘North vs South’

Earlier this year, the Congress won the Assembly polls in Karnataka, snatching from the BJP its only foothold in the South. The Congress victory in Telangana consolidates its position in the South. Among the other southern states, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are held by the Left and the DMK, respectively. Andhra Pradesh, however, is ruled by the YSR Congress party, which has backed the BJP on crucial national issues.

For the BJP, victories in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh put the heartland states completely under its control. Besides these three states, the party holds Maharashtra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh — all of immense political significance. The ‘North vs South’ construct also feeds off the cultural and linguistic differences, and higher GDP, higher literacy rates and lower population in southern states. Those pushing the ‘north vs south’ argument also point to migration from the northern states to southern states for employment.

The Flashpoint

As trends on counting day indicated that the BJP was winning in the heartland states and the Congress in Telangana, Congress leader Praveen Chakravarty posted on X, “The South-North boundary line getting thicker and clearer!” Congress MP Karti Chidambaram posted just two words “the South”. Several prominent critics of the BJP pointed to high literacy rates in the South and suggested that the BJP’s policies and ideologies only manage to convince votes in the northern part of the country. Others said the 2024 poll fight will be a fight between ‘north vs south’.

These posts sparked a huge row, with BJP leaders accusing Mr Chakravarty of pushing divisive politics. He deleted the post later, but the debate did not die down. Mr Chidambaram tried to steer clear of the row. On Mr Chakravarty’s post, he said, “I have not suggested anything like that. It is up to everybody’s imagination to interpret it any way they want it to. I am Indian, more than anybody else. All I said was ‘The South’, I do not know why people have to get very excited about it.”

PM Joins BJP Pushback

Top BJP leaders slammed Mr Chakravarty, chairman of Professionals’ Congress and the party’s data analytics department, for his ‘north vs south’ post. BL Santhosh, BJP’s national general secretary, said, “They always keep two cards ready. Now they have taken out second card.” Kerala BJP president K Surendran said that the Congress had adopted the “separatist narrative” after failing on their regular capsules of “Hindu party, caste politics, EVMs and freebies”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the debate with a post on X that took the Internet by storm, thanks to emojis used. Commenting on a journalist’s tough take on the ‘north vs south’ argument and other arguments being propped up to explain the Congress’s setbacks in the heartland, the Prime Minister wrote, “May they be happy with their arrogance, lies, pessimism and ignorance. But… Beware of their divisive agenda. An old habit of 70 years can’t go away so easily. Also, such is the wisdom of the people that they have to be prepared for many more meltdowns ahead.”

Row Reaches Parliament

The ‘North vs South’ debate was stoked by DMK MP DNV Senthil Kumar’s remark in Lok Sabha yesterday, when he described states in the Hindi heartland as “gaumutra states”. The comments drew strong criticism from the BJP, DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and ally Congress. BJP leaders said Mr Kumar’s remarks amounted to “hate speech” and warned that the voters will “wipe out” Opposition bloc INDIA — of which DMK is a part of — in the general elections next year. Union Minister Anurag Thakur slammed the INDIA bloc over the remarks, accusing them of insulting “Hindu, Hindi and Sanatan Dharma” and backing divisive ideas.

Drawing fire, the DMK MP has apologised. “Commenting on the results of the five recent state assembly elections, I have used a word in a inappropriate way. Not using that term with any intent, I apologise for sending the wrong meaning across,” he said in a post on X. The DMK said Mr Stalin pulled up Mr Kumar for his remarks and said the party had always insisted on the need for a dignified approach while making public remarks.

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BJP Sweeps MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh Polls, Congress Wins Telangana

Polls 2023: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) , has emerged as the clear winner in the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, while the Congress has secured a comfortable majority in Telangana. The fate of Chhattisgarh remains uncertain as both the parties are locked in a neck-and-neck contest. According to the latest trends, the BJP has won or is leading in 150 seats out of 230 in…

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Exit Polls analysis

The just concluded State Assembly Elections to Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana have thrown a confusing trend for analysts. Most of the exit pollsters are a confused lot along with most television channels. Tomorrow, 3rd December 2023 will tell how accurate these agencies & TV chanels who conducted the exit polls. About 2 to 3 months back, no one expected BJP to make any kind of come back to power in Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Rajasthan was the only state, where BJP have a definite edge because they decided not to project former CM Vasundhara Raje as the Chief Ministerial candidate because of which they lost the 2018 elections to the state assembly. On 30th November, 2023 Telangana went to polls, and which was the day when Exit poll results allowed. All the exit pollsters looked a confused lot. Their estimates clearly tell that they are not telling the truth or they are confused. Most of them put out a wide range for BJP and INC, two main contenders for power.

Chattisgarh is a closely contested election with INC having a decisive edge about a month back. As the second phase of the elections started, BJP seems to have caught up with them and now the final numbers will be so close that it is a close call for both parties. BJP will win around 39 seats (+/- 3) and INC 47 seats (+/_ 5).

In Madhya Pradesh, BJP initially was lagging behind. Once the election bugle was sounded Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took the opposition party, INC head on and now they seem to be in the driver's seat. Here too the election is very closely contested. The final tally for BJP is around 120-126 seats and INC 97-103. The possibility of BJP ending with a higher tally is extremely high.

In Rajasthan, BJP will win 120 or more. Voters have decided to teach INC a lesson of their lifetime. INC may end up with 65-70 seats. Here BJP is getting a clear mandate.

Telangana BRS holds the key as they are in power and have a key ally in AIMIM who will not ditch them. INC has made big inroads into BRS's muslim vote bank. That is a worrying factor for AIMIM who has no influence outside Hyderabad. AIMIM will remain a 3% vote share party, not beyond it. BJP is a minor player who increased its vote share to 14% from 2018's 7%. This should worry BRS. If BRS wins 50-55 seats, then they have to reach out to BJP apart from AIMIM who is their traditional ally since the formation of Telangana state in 2013. Wondering how BJP & AIMIM will be part of the same alliance? Will AIMIM walk out of the alliance with BRS? Anything can happen.

In MP and Rajasthan, exit pollsters gave a wide range of 20-30 seats. That means either they are confused or they did not do their work diligently. In Mizoram, they have projected a 6 seats range for the local party in an assembly of 40 seats. That is ridiculous.

BJP will win Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. In Rajasthan, they will win hands down, and in Madhya Pradesh, it is a closely contested fight with BJP having a big edge now. Chattisgarh turned into a nail-biting contest; it can go either way. Telangana is also a closely contested election with BRS losing a lot but staking claim to power with the support of other two parties - AIMIM & BJP. INC gained a lot in this election, bringing them close to power in the state after 10 long years.

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On November 30, voters turned out across Telangana to decide the fate of nearly 2,500 MLA aspirants in the polling for 119 Assembly segments in the state. Source:- https://www.teqts.com/telangana-assembly-elections-update-63-94-voter-turnout-recorded-till-5-p-m/

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Exit Poll 2023: Predictions for State Assembly Elections

The prelude to December 3rd was set ablaze as exit polls for the state assembly elections in Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Mizoram hinted at a tense face-off between the Congress and the BJP in several states. With the assembly election results crucially impacting the 2024 general elections, these projections mark a significant semi-final showdown. However, it's important to note that exit poll predictions often vary from actual outcomes.

Telangana: Early predictions suggest a potential surprise in Telangana's political landscape. The Congress appears poised to ascend to power, displacing the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) into the second position, relegating the BJP to a distant third, according to projections. If realized, this would mark a historic shift since Telangana's inception in 2014, wherein K Chandrashekar Rao has held the chief ministerial position. This potential turnover comes following the transformation of KCR's party, founded in 2001, into the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and its subsequent national expansion.

Madhya Pradesh: Most exit polls lean towards a favorable outcome for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh. Despite these predictions, the Congress has contested the forecasts, emphasizing the importance of a vision over mere television. Congress leader Digvijaya Singh referred to past inaccuracies in exit polls, calling for precision in the data presented.

Rajasthan: Forecasts depict a fierce battle between the BJP and Congress in Rajasthan. The involvement of smaller parties and independent candidates may potentially influence the formation of the forthcoming government in the state.

Chhattisgarh: Projections indicate the likelihood of the Congress maintaining its grip on Chhattisgarh, with the BJP positioned as a close second. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel remains confident that the Congress's numbers will escalate on the counting day.

Mizoram: The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) appears poised for a sweeping victory in Mizoram, set to unseat the Mizo National Front. Both the Congress and the BJP trail significantly in this contest.

These exit polls provide insights into the potential outcomes of the state assembly elections, suggesting potential shifts in political landscapes across these regions. The actual election results, however, remain eagerly awaited, as history indicates a degree of variability between exit poll predictions and the final electoral verdicts.

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Telangana Assembly polls: Actor Srikanth urges people to vote to show power of democracy

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If BJP Wins in Telangana, CM Will be from Backward Class, Says PM Modi; BRS Writes to EC Against 'Stopping Rythu Scheme' Order

Five day left for the election results of five stated to be declared, politics has heated up with political parties highlighting each other’s failures in a bitter battle. Before the December 3 results, Telangana will vote on November 30, following which exit polls will begin to trickle in by evening.

The top leaders, thus, are now focusing on the south Indian state with a blitzkrieg of campaign. While Union home minister has been stressing on ending the reservation for Muslims in the state and distributing them among the scheduled castes, K Chandrashekhar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has been promising sops to the minority community.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to visit Telangana on November 27, Monday. The prime minister is scheduled to visit Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Hyderabad at 8am, following which he will hold rallies at Mahabubnagar at 11am, Karimnagar at 1pm and a road show in Kacheguda at 4pm.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda will also address public meetings in Telangana. At 2:05m, he is scheduled to be at Nizamabad’s NSF Ground. At 3:10pm, he will be at Banswada’s government junior colleage in Kamareddy and at 4:20pm, he will at Jukkal’s Madhur HQ in Kamareddy.

Union home minister Amit Shah will address a public meeting at noon in Karimnagar’s Huzurabad.

A BJP leader on Monday accused BRS Patancheru MLA candidate, Gudem Mahipal Reddy, of using “deepfake” to “fool Telangana people on Instagram”. Union home minister Amit Shah has alleged a secret understanding between the Congress and the BRS in the Telangana state assembly elections. He claimed that they will support each other in different elections. “The Congress will support the BRS so that K Chandrasekhar Rao will become chief minister once again. In return, the BRS will support the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections so that Rahul Gandhi becomes Prime Minister,” Shah claimed at an election rally at Makthal in Narayanpet district.

At an election rally in Telangana’s Kamareddy, PM Modi on Sunday said, “TRS changed its name to BRS. UPA became INDIA bloc. But nothing will change despite a change in their nomenclature. Their DNA is the same. They are not loyal to people. Both BRS and Congress fear the rising growth of BJP in Telangana,” he said.

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Rajasthan Assembly Elections Polling LIVE Updates: Voter turnout 55.63% at 3 pm

Today marks a crucial juncture in the 2023 assembly elections across five states—Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram. The focus is on Rajasthan, where voters are actively participating in the polling process scheduled from 7 am to 6 pm in 199 out of 200 constituencies. A substantial count of 5,26,90,146 voters will decide the fate of 1,875 candidates, including 183 female contenders, spread across 51,507 polling stations.

Telangana gears up for single-phase voting on November 30, featuring a three-way contest among the Bharat Rashtriya Samithi (BRS) led by K Chandrashekar Rao, the Congress, and the BJP. In three states—Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram—voting has already concluded, with all outcomes slated for revelation on December 3.

Manvendra Singh Votes: Former Congress MP Manvendra Singh, accompanied by his wife Chitra Singh, cast his vote in Mewa Nagar, Barmer district, during the ongoing Rajasthan assembly elections. He stands as a Congress candidate in the Siwana Assembly constituency, contesting against BJP's nominee, Hameer Singh Bhayal.

Voter Turnout Update: As of 3 pm, Rajasthan's voter turnout reached 55.63%. Notable district-wise participation includes Jaisalmer (63.48%), Dholpur (62.75%), and Hanumangarh (61.64%) showing higher turnout. Conversely, Jalore (52.23%), Jodhpur (52.48%), and Ajmer (52.62%) exhibited relatively lower participation. In constituencies, Tijara recorded a high turnout of 69.37%, while Bharatpur displayed a lower percentage at 45.74%.

The live updates continue to track the progress of these significant state elections, influencing the political landscape and governance in these regions. Stay tuned for further developments and insights shaping the electoral narratives.

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Sunday, 5th November 2023

Welcome, Selam, Bienvenida, Benvenuto 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Puthumbaka Venkatapathi" to "1951 Indian general election in Madras". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Puthumbaka Venkatapathi "Puthumbaka Venkatapathi served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sattenapalli constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India, between 1985 and 1989. They represented the Communist Party of India (Marxist)...."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: Andhra Pradesh "Andhra Pradesh (English: , Telugu: [aːndʱrɐ prɐdeːʃ] abbr. AP) is a state in the southern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state with an area of 162,970 km2 (62,920 sq mi) and the tenth-most populous state with 49,577,103 inhabitants. It has shared borders with Chhattisgarh,..."

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Step 2️⃣ 👣: 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election "The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014 took place on 30 April and 7 May 2014 to elect members to the legislatures of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was held concurrently with the Indian general election. The results were declared on 16 May 2014. The Telugu Desam Party led by N...."

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Step 3️⃣ 👣: 1937 Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly election "The first legislative assembly election for the Madras Presidency was held in February 1937, as part of the nationwide provincial elections in British India. The Indian National Congress obtained a majority by winning 159 of 215 seats in the Legislative Assembly. This was the first electoral victory..."

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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 1946 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election "The second legislative council election for the Madras Presidency after the establishment of a bicameral legislature by the Government of India Act of 1935 was held in March 1946. The election was held after 6 years of Governor's rule starting from 1939, when the Indian National Congress government..."

Step 5️⃣ 👣: 1951 Indian general election in Madras "The 1951 Indian general election was the first democratic national election held in India after Independence, and the polls in Madras state were held for 62 constituencies with 75 seats. This State had the second largest number of seats, after Uttar Pradesh. The result was a victory for Indian..."

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