Telangana Elections: PM Modi to Offer Prayers at Tirumala Shrine, Attend Public Meetings in Poll-bound State – News18

Ahead of the assembly elections in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend several public programmes in the state on Monday as a part of BJP’s campaigns. PM Modi who landed in Tirupati on Sunday will start the day by visiting Tirumala’s Sri Venkateswara temple on Monday morning at around 8 am.

Following the darshan at the temple, the Prime Minister will attend a public meeting Mahbubabad at 12:45 pm.

After the meeting at Mahbubabad, he will attend another public meeting at Telangana’s Karimnagar which is scheduled at 2:45 pm. The PM will end the day-long programme by conducting a roadshow in Hyderabad at 5 pm.

The Prime Minister landed in Renigunta airport near Tirupati on Sunday evening. As per an official press release, Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy received PM Modi at the airport.

On Sunday, PM Modi attended an election rally in Telangana’s Nirmal district. While addressing the people there he took a sharp hit at the ruling party of the state. He also called the Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao an enemy of the poor.

The voting for the 3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly will be held in a single phase on November 30, 2023. The counting of votes is scheduled for December 3, 2023.

Telangana is gearing up for a triangular fight between Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Congress and BJP in the  assembly elections. KCR, who is aiming for a long, comfortable tenure, is looking forward to retaining CM’s chair in India’s youngest state, which goes to the polls on November 30.

Telangana is currently under the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi). Congress is the major opposition party while the BJP is looking to establish itself as one of the key parties in the state.

(with PTI inputs)