Telangana Assembly polls: CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to release BRS manifesto today; here's what to expect
Telangana PCC president Revanth Reddy, Congress legislative party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, former ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, T Jeevan Reddy and Duddilla Sridhar Babu are among those included in the first 55 contestants list. Telangana is set to witness a triangular contest between the BJP, the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the Congress in the upcoming assembly election.
Against the backdrop of Congress announcing six poll 'guarantees' to people, it is expected that the BRS manifesto would include measures to benefit the farmers, women, those receiving social security pensions and youth. Earlier, State Health and Finance Minister T Harish Rao, who is the nephew of KCR, had said that party's manifesto would shock the opposition parties in the state.
Earlier on 14 October, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had slammed KCR-led BRS government over the alleged suicide of a 23-year-old woman preparing for competitive exams, with Gandhi saying this was not a suicide but murder of the dreams and aspirations of youths. Gandhi had alleged that in the last 10 years, "BJP Rishtedar Samithi – BRS – and BJP together have ruined the state with their incompetence".
The BRS had released candidates for 115 out of the total 119 assembly seats in August itself, taking advantage of a head start over the opposition BJP and Congress. 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%.
Congress came at a distant second with 19 seats. Its vote share was 28.7%."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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