After local body poll success, AIMIM aiming for Gujarat assembly next
By Yunus Y Lasania| Updated: 24th February 2021 12:13 pm IST AIMIM chief and Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi (File Photo)
Hyderabad: After successfully pulling-off limited victories in the just concluded local body polls in Gujarat, the stage is all set for the All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) to make its debut in the 2023 state assembly elections.
While AIMIM chief and member of Parliament from the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat Asaduddin Owaisi has not said anything with regard to contesting state polls in Gujarat, party leaders from Hyderabad said that it would be the “next logical step” for the AIMIM.
Revanth vs TS Cong: MP runs his own ship, old timers upset
Revanth Reddy seems to have irked many party leaders by his actions and independent decisions.
By Yunus Y Lasania| Updated: 18th February 2021 7:15 pm IST Malkajgiri MP and TPCC working president along with his supporters during the end of his Padayatra. (Photo: Twitter)
Hyderabad: The Congress’s state unit seems to have gotten more divided with regard to its leadership and functioning, thanks to Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working president and Malkjgiri MP A. Revanth Reddy running his own campaigns, leaving many seniors miffed.
Currently, the Congress is focussed on the upcoming MLC elections (two seats), and all of its cadres are on the ground helping its candidates. However, Revanth over the last fortnight ran his own 10-day Padayatra (walkathon) against the Centre’s new farm laws, which ended with a public meeting a day earlier.
TRS in a quandary on bagging GHMC mayor post
By Yunus Y Lasania| Published: 19th December 2020 5:39 pm IST
Hyderabad: The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has found itself in a tight spot, as it is just a few steps short in claiming the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s (GHMC) mayor post. TRS leaders from the city said that the party will not seek help from the All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), to avoid giving more ammunition to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In the GHMC elections, out of the total 150 wards, the TRS won 56, the BJP 48, AIMIM 44 and the Congress two. However, there are also 49 ex-officio members (MLAs, MPs and MLCs in the GHMC area), who also participate in the mayoral election. Within that, the TRS is reported to have 31 votes, the AIMIM 10, BJP 3 and the Congress 1. The mayoral election will be held in February.