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K Kavitha, president of Telangana Jagruthi, expressed her dismay and branded her dismissal from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) "undemocratic". She claimed that she was denied a formal show-cause notice. "After serving two decades in the BRS, I was dismissed unjustly. They did not even give a show-cause notice, and not a single explanation," she said while addressing the media.She, further, added: "If KCR calls me back, I will respond. However, for now, my political engagement has ceased. I no longer have political ties with the BRS." Her dismissal follows accusations she made on September 1, where she alleged that her…

With just a few days to go for the assembly by-election in the city’s Jubilee Hills constituency, an unsavoury controversy has broken out with questions being raised over the marital status of the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) nominee Maganti Sunitha, the widow of late MLA Maganti Gopinath.   The campaign turned ugly after Tarak Pradhumna Kosaraju, who identifies himself as Gopinath’s son from his first marriage to Malini Devi, complained to election authorities that Sunitha was not the deceased legislator’s legally wedded wife. He alleged that she had submitted “false information” in her nomination affidavit, particularly regarding her relationship…

Manipur’s prolonged political vacuum has prompted a ruling party legislator to call for fresh elections, as the state continues under President’s Rule with no clarity on government formation six months after the assembly was placed under Central administration.   BJP MLA L Rameshwor Meetei on Thursday said the situation had reached a point where the Centre must either facilitate the formation of a stable government or allow the electorate to return to the polls. His remarks reflect growing unease within the state unit of the party, which has been grappling with an extended constitutional impasse amid the ongoing ethnic conflict.…

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday staged a massive protest march in Kolkata, accusing the Election Commission of conspiring to delete genuine voters’ names under the pretext of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. The rally, led by party supremo Mamata Banerjee and All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, marked the beginning of a larger campaign aimed at legally and politically countering what the party calls the BJP’s “agency terrorism.”   In a significant move, the TMC Lawyers’ Cell has announced a series of public meetings across all districts of West Bengal from November 11 to 20. The campaign will begin at Dorina Crossing in central Kolkata at…

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As the Election Commission-directed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll kicked off across West Bengal on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressed a public meeting in Jorasanko after leading a massive procession in central Kolkata, promising to protect the voting rights of Bengal residents and launching a blistering attack on the BJP and the Election Commission.   Following the EC’s instructions, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and Booth Level Agents (BLAs) began door-to-door verification and enumeration work from Tuesday morning as part of the SIR exercise. BLOs are issuing and collecting forms and carrying out additional checks to update and correct the voter…

A political slugfest has erupted between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the Opposition Congress, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Gujarat over the quantum of compensation due to be paid to farmers who have suffered crop damage due to recent unseasonal rains.   While the AAP demanded that all affected farmers be paid a compensation of ₹50,000 per hectare without holding any assessment survey, the Congress dismissed this amount as paltry and sought a much higher payout— ₹50,000 per bigha (one hectare is approximately six bighas in Gujarat).   These compensation demands are being made at a time when…

A renewed push for political unity in the Northeast gathered momentum on Friday as Tipra Motha Party founder Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma signalled that regional forces are edging towards a common platform, with a formal announcement expected within days. The initiative, he suggested, could reshape long-fragmented political alignments across the region.   Speaking through a series of social media posts, Pradyot confirmed that talks were underway with multiple regional parties. He argued that the Northeast would command national attention only if local leadership shed internal rivalries. “The Centre will take us seriously when we stop fighting against each other and…