What seemed impossible a few years ago is now a reality. Telangana will have its own first assembly and a Chief Minister in a few days from now. While most seem to believe that the Telangana results are on expected lines, the spectacular performance of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) deserves greater analysis. A party with virtually no cadre in many districts, virtually nonexistent in the twin cities of Hyderabad was able to mobilize a large number of voters in the Telangana plank. It made inroads in areas which were hitherto completely out of reach. Vote Share: In a multi cornered contest that was on witness in Telangana, even a few percentage points difference in vote share would mean a ...

Examining the vote share in the just concluded general elections in Telangana, it is clear there was no NaMo wave in Telangana. Attached are the vote shares in Assembly and Lok Sabha elections across 119 Assembly and 17 MP constituencies. TRS scored more vote share in Parliamentary contests than in the assembly segments within the same MP constituencies. In many instances, such cross-voting resulted even in victories to TRS in MP seats. Chevella Parliamentary seat is an example where TRS won just 2 out of 7 assembly segments for MLA contests but won the Mp seat due to cross-voting by a comfortable margin of above 70,000 votes. While the TDP/BJP alliance fetched a vote share of 22.44 in 17 Lok ...

For long, The Hindu has been giving lengthy speeches on secularism and liberalism in this country. However, when it comes to it’s internal affairs, The Hindu once again proved it’s a chip of old block of traditionalism when it reiterated with an internal circular that vegetarian food is banned in it’s dining halls. Apparently, banning employees from bringing food of their choice does not count as violating their rights for The Hindu! The Hindu was already in news for the family feud that has been central to it’s management troubles over the years but this step would take the icing on the take. Social media reacted furiously to the news. Some suggested The Hindu should rename itself The Brahmin!

An expose by a TV channel on Jayaprakash Narayan’s LokSatta revealed sensational details of LokSatta’s internal mechanism. Here are few details from the sting on LSP’s Delhi Chief Anurag Kejriwal. He is also member of LokSatta’s steering committee. 1. JP set to become cabinet minister in Modi’s Govt if he wins from Malkajgiri. LSP can get whatever that can be done for its sponsors in that ministry. 2. JP’s anti-corruption tirade on TV is for masses. LSP can lobby to get things done and promote ‘businesses’ for the right cost. 3. LSP can put up ‘dummy’ candidates to divide votes for the right cost. 4. LSP would fully promote businesses which can sponsor it’s candidates in elections with the officially ...

YSRCP Chief Jaganmohan Reddy is confident his party would sweep Andhra Pradesh in this election but would restrict it’s focus on Telangana to a few districts, according to an interview he gave today to a newspaper. When asked if he can continue being a big force in Telangana in view of the anti-Telangana stand he took on statehood issue, he is quoted as saying “If Sonia can control States remotely from Delhi, what makes anyone think that being the Chief Minister sitting in the next State will leave it?”. Looks like Jagan is confident he can put up puppets in YSRCP Telangana wing just like Naidu did with T TDP and play the remote-control game! Maybe if TDP wins a ...