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Pushkar Banakar
Pushkar is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express and is based out of Delhi. He has over a decade of experience covering politics and foreign affairs. He writes on Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra politics. He has also been associated with I-PAC, where he has handled election campaigns in Goa, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He tweets at @PushkarBanakar
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The BRS has been grappling with an existential crisis following the drubbing it got in 2023 Assembly polls and 2024 Lok Sabha polls, with its chief KCR “confined” to his guest house
Thu, Dec 26, 2024
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Wed, Dec 11, 2024
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December 10, 2024 13:10 IST
After long hours spent nursing brother Kalyan's political turf, Konidela Nagendra Babu set to be inducted as a minister in the Andhra Pradesh government
Tue, Dec 10, 2024
Decode Politics: Who is ‘Telangana Thalli’, why there is a row over her statueSubscriber Only
December 08, 2024 16:12 IST
The Revanth Reddy government has received flak from the BRS and the BJP for tweaking the design of Telangana Thalli, or the mother of Telangana, with the move labelled an attack on the state’s cultural identity.
Wed, Dec 11, 2024
Maharashtra 2024: From BJP to Congress, Ajit Pawar’s NCP to Uddhav’s Shiv Sena, the stakes for each party have never been higherSubscriber Only
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As an increased number of players vie for power this time, Maharashtra may see history from five years ago repeat itself.
Fri, Nov 22, 2024
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November 19, 2024 18:22 IST
The Opposition BRS and YSRCP in Telangana and Andhra respectively, which are crying foul over the arrest of their “social media warriors”, were accused of “stifling voices of dissent” while in power
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Decode Politics: Why Yogi has launched a Razakar offensive against Mallikarjun Kharge in MaharashtraSubscriber Only
November 13, 2024 16:17 IST
Apart from Kharge’s own personal tragedy, the Razakars and by extension the erstwhile Hyderabad State resonate with Marathwada, which was once a part of it
Fri, Nov 15, 2024
Tirupati MP on laddu row: ‘Over 70 TTD employees got govt notices after TDP came to power… Naidu trying to hide failures’Subscriber Only
October 01, 2024 19:04 IST
“Had he (Jagan Mohan Reddy) been a Hindu, the controversy would not have happened … With respect to Pawan Kalyan, his actions are very immature,” says Maddila Gurumoorthy
Tue, Oct 01, 2024
Naidu govt’s maiden Budget hanging fire, YSRCP raises heat over ‘Super Six’ roadmapSubscriber Only
October 01, 2024 08:12 IST
TDP blames YSRCP regime's “financial irregularities” for Budget delay, saying “it needs to first sort out Rs 10 lakh crore debt left by Jagan govt”
Tue, Oct 01, 2024
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September 29, 2024 17:59 IST
In his memoir, published posthumously, the former IPS officer who died last year also recounts the operation that led to the killing of Chambal dacoit Paan Singh Tomar.
Sun, Sep 29, 2024
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September 04, 2024 20:17 IST
The situation, being described by many as worse than the 2005 Vijayawada floods, has presented the NDA government in Andhra – comprising Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Pawan Kalyan’s JanaSena Party (JSP) and BJP – its first challenge since it stormed to power in June.
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
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August 29, 2024 14:14 IST
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Sat, Aug 31, 2024
Decode Politics: What is Hydra, agency behind demolition at actor Nagarjuna’s convention centreSubscriber Only
August 25, 2024 14:21 IST
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of using the agency to carry out “political vendetta” by targeting the properties owned by Congress’s political opponents; ruling party dismisses accusations.
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Fri, Aug 16, 2024
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STRAP: Delhi HC to hear plea on the death of a mother-son duo, who drowned in an over waterlogged drain in Ghazipur amid MCD-DDA blame game.
Tue, Aug 06, 2024
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The two-day conference comes days after President Droupadi Murmu appointed nine new Governors
Fri, Aug 02, 2024
Rahul Gandhi-Anurag Thakur row: When privilege motions are moved against a prime ministerSubscriber Only
July 31, 2024 18:06 IST
A look back at such privilege motions from the time of PM Vajpayee to now
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
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BRS MLA makes his way back to party, setback for Congress, CM Revanth ReddySubscriber Only
July 30, 2024 15:05 IST
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Tue, Jul 30, 2024
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Fri, Jul 05, 2024
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June 26, 2024 15:52 IST
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Wed, Jun 26, 2024
Three previous Speaker elections: in first Lok Sabha, post-EmergencySubscriber Only
June 25, 2024 15:40 IST
In the 1952 Session too, calling for consensus, an appeal was made that the government agree to the Opposition’s choice of Deputy Speaker
Wed, Jun 26, 2024
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Wed, Jun 19, 2024
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Mon, Jun 17, 2024
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