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The decision was formally declared by BRS working president KT Rama Rao following a meeting with party corporators, MLAs, and MLCs from Greater Hyderabad. The electoral college comprises 84 GHMC corporators, 15 MLAs, and two MPs from Hyderabad district. Polling will be held on April 23, with counting scheduled for April 25.

In view of the Biennial Elections to the Telangana Legislative Council on April 23 and counting of votes on April 25, vehicular traffic will not be allowed from GHMC ‘T’ Junction to BRKR Bhavan Junction on both days between 6 am and 6 pm.

Along with the Congress candidates, CPI candidate Nellikanti Satyam also filed his nomination in the presence of CPI MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao

Biennial elections for five members of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (MLCs), who will be elected by MLAs, were notified by the Election Commission recently, with the polling date scheduled on March 20

The announcement was made by party chief K Chandrashekhar Rao. Sravan set to file his nomination on Monday

To also allot one seat to CPI under alliance, says AICC general secretary KC Venugopal

Chinnamile Anji Reddy secured victory in the Karimnagar-Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad Graduates constituency, while PRTUTS state president Pingili Sripal Reddy won the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers segment. Malka Komaraiah emerged victorious in the Karimnagar-Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad Teachers constituency. Despite belonging to the BC community and contesting on a BJP ticket, no other political party fielded candidates for the teachers' segment.

AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan held a closed door meeting with nearly 30 leaders from different constituencies in Telangana

Though the Congress fielded Narender Reddy in the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates constituency, it could not win the seat due to multiple factors, including a few self-goals.

The BJP has won two out of three Members of the Legislative Council (MLC) seats in Telangana

Komuraiah won the Karimnagar-Medak-Adilabad-Nizamabad Teachers MLC seat securing more than 50 per cent of votes in the counting of first priority votes

From local MLA inaugurating a crematorium a day before voting to private school staff caught distributing cash to teachers, the ruling party has been accused of violating the Model Code of Conduct during the recent elections

BJP district president N Venkateshwar Goud says certain police officials targeting opposition parties to appease public representatives from ruling Congress

Voter turnout for the graduates’ seat stood at 70.42 per cent — 2,50,106 voters exercised their franchise as against 3,55,159 total voters. It is 11.39 per cent higher than that of 2019 MLC polls when 59.03 per cent voting was recorded

Congress activists attack BJP members alleging that a local Sub-Inspector assaulted their leader, BJP followers pelt stones at them

BJP members staged a sit-in at the polling station, protesting against the alleged assault on party leader Kamalakar Rao by local Sub-Inspector N Sugunakar Rao. Upon hearing about the incident, BJP leader V Raghunath Rao rushed to the site and joined the protest, demanding action against Sugunakar for allegedly manhandling the party leader.

The Legislative Council elections are underway for two graduate constituencies in the erstwhile districts of East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, and Guntur, along with one teacher constituency covering Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Voting commenced at 8 AM and will conclude at 4 PM.

Questions Centre's inaction, despite complaints against Revanth Reddy handing over a Rs 1,137 crore contract under the AMRUT scheme to a dubious firm belonging to his brother-in-law

In all, the term of five MLCs under MLA quota, including Mohd Mahmood Ali, Satyavathi Rathod, Seri Subhash Reddy, Yegge Mallesham and Mirza Riyazul Hassan Effendi, is due to expire on March 29

With most number of voters, it will hold key in the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar graduates' constituency MLC elections