Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and caretaker chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is unlikely to lose the assembly elections from his Gajwel constituency, but he is said to be still worried over the poll outcome.

Reason: Congress candidate Vanteru Pratap Reddy is giving him a run for his money. In the last elections, KCR defeated him with a margin of just around 19,000 votes.

This was despite the fact that Reddy was a Telugu Desam Party candidate and KCR was enjoying huge popularity as the leader who brought statehood to Telangana.

Now that KCR is the chief minister, he should be in a position to win the seat more comfortably and moreover, he has developed Gajwel like never before.

He was aiming at a majority of not less than one lakh. But still, Pratap Reddy is giving him a tough fight, because of his accessibility to the people and his clean image.

And KCR is now worried over the reports that the margin of victory might come down drastically and if it happens, it would be a big insult for him.

That is precisely why, the TRS is specifically targeting Pratap Reddy. On Monday night, the police raided his house at Kompally on the city outskirts following a complaint that he was distributing money to the party workers.

An agitated Pratap Reddy sought to protest the police raids and argued with them. When they insisted that they would enter his house to conduct searches, he tried to douse himself with petrol and tried self-immolation. But the police arrested him and released him later.

The angry supporters raised slogans against police and KCR alleging that TRS leaders were trying to torture their leader on the name of searches.

According to sources Tollywood and Kollywood industry’s versatile actor Prakash Raj is simultaneously doing films and active in public life. As per report he played a crucial role in Karnataka politics and the other day he was in headlines for extending his supporting to TRS party.

Meanwhile Prakash Raj did give interview for couple of Telugu news channels in the last two days when he was in Hyderabad and in one of them he made big remarks on YS Jagan. Furthermore when asked whom he would support in the AP, the national award winning actor replied that the elections in the other Telugu state are far away and it is too early to take anybody’s side.

Moreover about his opinion on YS Jagan, Prakash Raj said, as an opposition leader he is doing well but by the time of elections he might go for a pact with BJP. Hence this remarks did not go well with YSRCP and they are fuming over Prakash Raj and are alleging him for having a secret deal with Telugu Desam. Reportedly Prakash Raj is nobody’s man and he will give nothing to this sort of political accusations.

Sunil Arora (62) was on Monday appointed as the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India by the President Ram Nath Kovind.

According to the law ministry’s notification, Sunil Arora will assume office on 2nd December after present incumbent OP Rawat who will demit the office on same day. Rawat was appointed as CEC of India on January 23, 2018.

Arora, a 1980 batch IAS officer from Rajasthan cadre, delivered his duties in many departments including Finance, Textiles and Planning Commission. He also served as joint secretary for Civil Aviation ministry between 1992-2002 and also worked as Skill Development secretary. Sunil was one of the most trusted bureaucrats in CM Vasundhara Raje’s govt and he also worked as principal secretary for the years (2005-2008) to the Rajasthan government. Earlier in September 2017, the former IAS officer was appointed as Election Commissioner by President Kovind.

Generally, an EC or a CEC has a tenure of six years in office or till he/she attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

The Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who is on a 2-day visit to Ayodhya to participate in Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s ‘Dharam Sabha’ on Sunday, prophesied that ‘Ram Mandir’ will be built at any cost, regardless of whether the Bharatiya Janata Party comes to power in 2019.

During a press meet on Saturday, Thackeray took a swipe at Modi government saying they should not play with sentiments of Hindus and quickly wake up from Kumbhakarna-like sleep and declare an official date when they will commence the construction of Ram Mandir, that’s in dispute for more than two decades.

So, to discuss the next actions to be taken in the direction of building Ram temple, VHP, Shiv Sena and other right wing groups organised Dharam Sabha. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will also be attending this event. The massive rally is being attented by more than 3 lakh people and Uttar Pradesh govt has deployed 48 companies of armed forces and 15 companies of paramilitary forces to make sure no violence is taken place.

In view of accusations from Mayawati’s BSP, the Shiv Sena chief Uddhav said there is no hidden agenda behind his Ayodhya visit and plan to raise voice against Narendra Modi government over Ram Mandir issue. After visiting the Ram Lalla temple on Sunday, Uddhav demanded an explanation from government for the delay in construction of temple which was promised during 2014 Lok Sabha election campaigning.

While opposition parties like Congress and Mayawati’s BSP are alleging hidden agenda behind Shiv Sena’s move, the Muslim Law board said Muslims in UP are terrified ahead of Dharma Sabha on Sunday.

Ram Mandir might not be reality yet as the case is still pending in the Supreme Court. But that hasn’t stopped Uttar Pradesh state government to build a gigantic Statue for Lord Rama. UP CM Yogi Adityanath has approved the proposal to build Statue of Lord Rama. Lord Rama’s proposed statue would be 221 metres tall and going to be the World’s Tallest Statue.

The actual height of the proposed statue of Lord Rama will be 151 metres above a 50-metre pedestal and on top of it, there will be an umbrella that is expected to be another 20 metres high. Thus, the total height of the statue would be 221m. It is going to beat the famous Statue of Unity, the statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, which is currently the world’s tallest statue with a height of 182 metres.

While the cost of the statue is not revealed yet, the whole statue would be made of bronze. Also, UP government hasn’t fixed the location of the statue. And the source of funding for the statue is also not known yet.

What’s more? It is buzzed that the flow of river Saryu would be diverted in such a way that the water touches the feet of Lord Ram statue once it is ready. The irrigation department of UP said to have begun the work. Also, it is learnt that the soil testing is being done for installing the statue.

Apparently, there will be two idols of Lord Rama. One idol will be placed inside the temple for worshipping and another idol would be erected outside the temple. Yogi’s government is weighing various options in order to do it in a proper manner that people’s faith would be respected. This is not all. A museum showcasing the history of Ram Janmabhoomi and related subjects will also be constructed in and around the statue of Lord Rama.

UP state government is on lookout for an architect to build the statue of Lord Rama. Meanwhile, five shortlisted companies have already given presentations to CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday (24th Nov) evening.

KCR’s opponent and Gajwel’s Prajakutami candidate Vanteru Prathap Reddy has attempted suicide on Monday. Accusing police of targeting him personally and troubling him, Vanteru has poured petrol on him and tried to attempt suicide. Tension prevailed as Vanteru Prathap Reddy’s followers have gathered in large numbers learning about the incident. Vanteru Going into details, police have raided the house of Vanteru Vijay Reddy, son of Vanteru Prathap Reddy, on Monday midnight.

Cops said that they acted on a tip off that the cash and liquor has been reserved at Vanteru Vijay Reddy’s Kompally house. Although the family members told cops that there are no such things at their house, police have went ahead and raided the entire house on midnight. However, police didn’t find any cash or liquor. Learning about this, Prathap Reddy has rushed to the house in midnight and alleged that police are torturing him. He said cops are troubling his campaign and diverting his attention.

Prathap Reddy and his aides have raised slogans against police officials. Prathap Reddy said that he is ready to claim his life if cops continue to “torture” him. Vanteru also alleged that Gajwel police and Election Officers have colluded.

Meanwhile, TRS party state secretary Srinivas Reddy had earlier complained to Election Commission that Vanteru had huge reserves of cash and liquor. Police said thay have acted as per the information they have received.

The election campaign has reached its feverish pitch in Telangana, which is going to elections in another 10 days. And no less than Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spice up the campaign by addressing two rallies of Bharatiya Janata Party in Nizamabad and Mahbubnagar on Tuesday.

The BJP has deliberately chosen these two districts, as the party is stronger here and the Muslims are in sizeable numbers. So, he can polarize Hindu votes.

Modi will again address a public meeting in Hyderabad on December 3, two days before the campaign ends for the December 7 polling.

Apparently, by bringing Modi to the campaigning, the BJP wants to send the message across the people that it is taking the Telangana elections very seriously and there is no compromise with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, as is being alleged by the Congress and the TDP.

The opposition parties are highlighting Modi’s praise for KCR in Lok Sabha during the debate on no confidence motion.

Subsequently, KCR met the PM twice in one month’s gap before dissolving the Assembly on September 6 and it lent credence to the Opposition’s allegations.

By making aggressive attacks on the TRS during the electioneering, the BJP wants to disprove these allegations.

BJP national president Amit Shah alleged that the TRS had failed to implement his pre-election promises, while TRS is charging the BJP with failing to fulfil the commitments made to the new state in the AP Reorganisation Act.

Meanwhile, Amit Shah will tour Telangana again on November 28 and on December 2.

“This will definitely give a boost to the BJP cadres,” a party leader said.

Hyderabad: A candidate fighting against Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao in upcoming Assembly elections from Gajwel constituency has reportedly gone missing with the Hyderabad High Court ordering the police to produce him before Tuesday.

According to a report in Times of India, K Dinesh Chakravarthy of the Samajwadi Forward Bloc (SFB) was last seen on November 22, the last date of filing nominations for the December 7 elections. His party president Muralidhar Rao approached the high court stating that Chakravarthy has been missing since filing the nomination in the high-profile seat.

“Since then, he has been missing. Surprisingly, even the Election Commission website is showing that no record is available about this candidate from November 23 onwards. Since this is a high profile constituency, we have our own doubts over his disappearance,” TOI quoted Rao’s counsel as saying.

The 119-member Telangana Assembly was dissolved on September 6 on the recommendation of the Chandrasekhar Rao-led government, more than eight months ahead of the expiry of its term, paving way for early elections.

Polls will be held on December 7 and the counting will take place on December 11.

It is expected that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project of Mumbai – Ahmedabad bullet train will be completed and operational in the year 2022. Despite Controversies and issues in seizing of lands for the project it is expected that the project will be completed soon.

Besides announcing that the project will be completed sooner, Indian railways has announced that another bullet train project between Chennai- Bengaluru will be initiated and this train will cover the distance in less than two hours travel time and added that there won’t be any issue in land for the project.

The survey for this project has been done and submitted to the government already. The land for 84.5% tracks are with railways, and 11% under caves and remaining 5% only need to be seized. The 496 km distance between Chennai and Mysore will be covered in 2 hours. This project at a cost of 1.14 lakh crores will be operational by 2030.