Assembly polls: T’gana CM to contest on two seats

K Chandrasekhar Rao

BRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday announced the candidate list for 115 of 119 seats for the Assembly polls due this year. Rao, who is also known as KCR, will contest from Gajwel and Kamareddy constituencies. KCR said candidates have been changed in only seven constituencies.

The BRS chief also said that the party would release its manifesto on October 16 in Warangal. "BRS will win between 95-105 seats," he said, adding that the BRS's friendship with Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM will continue.

4th poorest state: Sibal at Shah's ‘atma nirbhar MP' remark

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday took a swipe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks that the BJP government laid the foundation for making Madhya Pradesh self-reliant. Sibal tweeted, "Amit Shah on Madhya Pradesh: Foundation laid for a developed ‘atma nirbhar' state. UNDP report: 1) 4th poorest 2) largest contributor of poverty (28.3%) 3) Below national average: literacy, infrastructure, gender gap, ‘atma nirbhar'? Vyapam! Corruption!"

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