Launching a scathing attack on Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said that his party has always been keen on Telangana formation, but the way Congress acted felt that it gave birth to a child but killed the mother.
Megastar K Chiranjeevi, fondly called as Amitabh Bachchan of Telugu cinema, is staring down the barrel in this pilgrim hub as many angry voters, who sent him to Andhra Pradesh assembly five years ago, now paint him as a villain who couldn`t prevent the state`s bitter split.
Nominations closed on Saturday for the penultimate round of Lok Sabha election on May 7 in which 64 seats will go to polls in seven states.
Former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and president of Jai Samaikyaandhra Party, Kiran Kumar Reddy, has opted out of the contest in the May seven elections in the state.
Free laptops for meritorious students, Rs one lakh cash award for girl students, separate budget for agriculture are among the promises made by BJP today in its manifesto for the Telangana region.
Riding on the back of the success of separate Telangana agitation, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao is expected to sail through in Medak parliamentary constituency in the general elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-Telugu Desam Party alliance in Andhra Pradesh appears to be in trouble.
YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy would contest from Pulivendula seat in native Kadapa district during the Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh.
YSR Congress party`s president YS Jaganmohan Reddy will contest the assembly election from Pulivendula while his mother and honorary president YS Vijayamma will fight for the Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam.
Building a capital city "better than Hyderabad" for Seemandhra, Rs 500 dole for school students, loan waiver for women self-help groups and hike in social security pensions were among promises made by YSR Congress Party in its manifesto on Sunday.
Congress on Saturday released its election manifesto for Telangana, promising socially-inclusive growth with focus on jobs and social justice and a three-pronged approach for building the new state.
Popular Telugu actor N Balakrishna will contest the Assembly Election from Hindupur constituency in Seemandhra on the Telugu Desam Party ticket.
At least 13 activists of TDP and YSR Congress Party were injured in a clash outside Machunur polling station in the district during the second and final phase of elections to local bodies in Andhra Pradesh on Friday, police said.
Senior Congress leader and union Minister Jairam Ramesh will start campaigning for the party in Telangana Thursday.
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu would seek re-election from his Kuppam seat of Chittoor district in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.
The BJP Wednesday announced its list of candidates for the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Telangana region that includes former Union Ministers Bandaru Dattatreya, Ch Vidyasagar Rao among others.
Alliance partners Telugu Desam Party and BJP continued to grapple with the contentious issue of seat sharing till late Tuesday night.
A heavy rush for filing of nominations by candidates is likely to be witnessed in Telangana region on the last day on Wednesday.