3-cornered bypoll may test political waters
Chennai: The state legislative assembly secretariat is likely to notify the death of three-time legislator C. Perumal of AIADMK representing Yercaud constituency anytime now.
With this, the state is
UDF wins 18 out of 30 seats in local bypolls
The ruling UDF virtually swept Wednesday’s local body by-elections, winning 18 of the 30 seats, the results of which were announced on Thursday.
While LDF won 10 seats, the BJP and an independent ca
2 former PR men win, give solace to Congress
While Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and MP Chiranjeevi were both humiliated with the Congress’ defeat in Tirupati and Allagadda, the former Praja Rajyam chief will perhaps get some solace by the
Andhra Pradesh bypolls: Jagannaut runs over Congress and Desam
Jailed Kadapa MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress swept the bypolls in Andhra Pradesh winning 15 out of the 18 Assembly constituencies and the Nellore Lok Sabha seat.
The ruling Congress won tw
UDF win in Neyyattinkara: Again, fillip for Oommen Chandy
The Kerala chief minister, Oommen Chandy, should now get on with his dream projects and instill confidence in the people through a tough handling of law and order as he has done by pursuing killers of
Bypolls: Shobha trumps Chiranjeevi
The losses at Tirupati and Allagadda will be tough to digest for both Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy and Mr Chiranjeevi. The latter had repeatedly said that Tirupati was a prestige issue for him and a win here
Botsa blames ministers, overhaul of Cabinet likely
PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana on Friday claimed that though the Congress was united during the campaigning for the bypolls, several ministers not only failed to ensure victory for the party, they also
Bypolls: Parties prepare for exodus
With 47.3 per cent of the votes polled, the YSR Congress emerged as a clear alternative to the Congress. The bypolls were spread over half the districts (seven coastal districts, all four in Rayalasee
Results raise Telangana hopes
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti’s close shave in Parkal, winning the Assembly seat by the narrowest margin in all elections the party has taken part till date, has set the TRS leadership thinking.
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It was ‘bye-bye poll’ for Congress
Twitter on Friday came alive with discussions on the results of the state byelections.
People started tweeting results and predictions right from Friday morning when the earliest leads came in. The