'Neither PM will compromise nor I...': Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Modi as high-octane campaign for Telangana polls end
Telangana Assembly polls came to an end at 5 pm Tuesday, after witnessing the longest poll season among the five states including Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, which have already completed the voting process of their elections. The upcoming Telangana Assembly elections is going to witness a triangular contest between Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ruling BRS is trying to retain power for the third consecutive term, while the Congress is vigorously trying make a comeback, and the BJP is also confident to win a clear majority to get into power in the state.
As per election commission, as many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray for the upcoming Assembly elections, including BRS supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his minister-son KT Rama Rao, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A Revanth Reddy, and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar, D Arvind, and Soyam Bapurao. Not only Telangana Chief Minister KCR is contesting from two constituencies – Gajwel and Kamareddy – but TPCC president Revanth Reddy is also contesting from Kodangal and Kamareddy and BJP MLA Etala Rajender from Gajwel and Huzurabad constituencies. Meanwhile, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on the last day of campaigning, said it is the fight of ideology and neither PM Modi, nor he will compromise on it," PTI reported.
"I fight the hatred in the heart of Narendra Modi. There are 24 cases against me. There are cases everywhere in Assam, Gujarat, Bihar, and Maharashtra.
For the first time, I was sentenced to 2 years for defamation. After that, my Lok Sabha membership was cancelled. They took away my government house.
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