Political parties are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to outdo each other in the assembly elections in the five states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram, fielding key leaders, poaching heavyweights, forging alliances, among others.

The BJP is going solo in the state assembly polls while the Congress is leading a ‘grand alliance’ of opposition parties, including the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS). The TRS is also going solo in the polls.

Telangana will go to polls on December 7 along with Rajasthan. The state legislative assembly has 119 seats. At present, the TRS led by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is in majority with 90 seats. The assembly was dissolved on September 6, more than eight months ahead of the expiry of its term by KCR. Counting of polls will take place on December 11.

Here are the highlights:

5:56 pm IST BJP president Amit Shah holds a road show in Udaipur





3:54 pm IST Cong, TRS two sides of the same coin: Modi Cong and TRS two sides of the same coin: Modi





3:50 pm IST Centre will register its homes in the name of women: Modi Homes that the Centre is building will be registered in the names of women of the family. The CM here promised 2 lakh flats of 2 bedrooms each. Wasn’t his promise false? Our homes will have water, electricity and gas connections: Modi





3:46 pm IST How can Congress speak of dynastic politics: Modi Can people believe the same Cong which fired on youth? Sonia says KCR is indulging in dynastic politics. But her son was sitting beside her. This family captured Congress for four generations. How can they speak of dynastic politics: Modi





3:44 pm IST Cong had no love for farmers: Modi By 2022, we aim to double incomes of farmers. Naamdaar should stop shedding crocodile tears for farmers. Swaminathan report was shelved. Cong refused to pay two and half times of produce price as MSP: Modi





3:42 pm IST Had it not for Sardar Patel, we would need passport for Hyderabad: Modi If Sardar Patel would not have been there, we would need passport to travel to Hyderabad. Thanks to him, we are being able to chant ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ here. Sardar Patel has a special place in the hearts of people of Telangana. Please visit Statue of Unity in Gujarat: Modi





3:40 pm IST Cong, TRS behind misery of farmers: Modi Centre helped build metro train services in Hyderabad. Cong and TRS should not speak of farmers. They are behind the misery of farmers. If Sardar Patel had been first PM, farmers would have much better off: Modi





3:35 pm IST Centre committed to development of people of Telangana: Modi Centre is committed to the development of people of Telangana, whether it is roads, health, gas connection, etc. NDA govt giving far more money to Andhra and Telangana than UPA govt ever gave: Modi





3:32 pm IST Cong divided Andhra in such a way that their relations are still bitter: Modi Should swear in the name of martyrs of Telangana that those who fired at them should not be allowed to return. Cong divided Andhra Pradesh in such a way that today too, their relations are bitter. Former PM Vajpayee carned out three new states. Today, all the states are prospering: Modi





3:28 pm IST Lack of development in Telangana: Modi Have your dreams been fulfilled? Have they not destroyed Telangana? So many people gave their lives for Telangana. This is because those ruling here first interned under Chandrababu Naidu and then under Sonia Gandhi: Modi





3:26 pm IST TRS, Cong indulging in minority appeasement: Modi TRS speaking of minority reservation. Cong has been doing the same all these years. Some leaders here said that whether it is the Congress, TDP or YSRCP, whether from Andhra or Telangana, they have to lie at their feet. But our CM will lie at the feet of people: Modi





3:24 pm IST TRS and Cong dividing people: Modi Both TRS and Cong are dynastic parties, do caste, vote bank and divisive politics: Modi





3:22 pm IST Cong, TRS faking a fight: Modi Rulers of the state have stopped speaking about development and started speaking about caste. Congress and TRS fighting it out like WWF. Both are together, their aims and characters are similar: Modi





3:20 pm IST Will dynastic politics benefit you: Modi Was Telangana formed to benefit one family? Did so many youth lose their lives just to benefit one family? After independence, four generations of one family ruled at the Centre. In the state, one family has captured power. Will such dynastic politics benefit you: Modi





3:18 pm IST Mahbubnagar facing lack of water: Modi Why is there lack of water in this area despite Bhakra Nangal dam? This is because of the same people who did nothing but created problems in your lives for 70 years: Modi





3:15 pm IST People migrating from Mahbubnagar: Modi Mahbubnagar is rich in milk. But how did it happen that people are migrating from here? You should ask this to TRS and Congress: Modi





3:12 pm IST PM in Mahbubnagar Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts speaking in Mahbubnagar, Telangana.





01:24 pm IST Chandrashekar Rao learnt from Congress and destroyed Telangana: PM Chandrashekar Rao’s apprenticeship was in Congress. He learnt from them and destroyed Telangana, now if those who have done PhD (Congress) come to power, they’ll do 100 times more destruction, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nizamabad.





1:20 pm IST Telephone banking by Congress led to indiscriminate lending by banks: PM Telephone banking by the Congress Party led to indiscriminate lending by the banks during the period of 2008-2014, says PM Modi.





1:15 pm IST TRS and Congress playing “friendly match” in Telangana polls: PM TRS and Congress “family-ruled parties”, playing “friendly match” in Telangana polls, says PM Modi at election rally in Nizamabad.





01:04 pm IST People of Telangana don’t have access to drinking water: PM After 5 years of KCR government, people of Telangana do not have access to drinking water. He said that if I’m not able to provide the water to every household I will not come to seek votes, says PM Modi.





01:02 pm IST Both Congress and TRS believe in dynastic politics: PM Modi Congress as well as TRS, both the parties believe in dynastic politics. They are two sides of same coin. Both the parties appease the minority, both the parties believe in vote-bank politics, none of them have internal democracy, says PM Modi.





1:00 pm IST Will ensure free gas connection for all poor: Modi Smoke from wooden chulha is equal to smoking 400 cigarettes. It is unhealthy for children as well. I have seen poverty. I will ensure free gas connections to all poor. Five lakh people in Telangana have benefitted from this scheme. Under Ujjawala Scheme free gas connections have been provided to 5 lakh families in Telangana by our government , says PM Modi.





12:54 pm IST We do not believe in vote-bank politics: PM Modi We believe in ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. We do not believe in vote bank politics, says PM Modi. PM Modi addresses a public meeting in Telangana’s Nizamabad. ( Ani/Twitter )





12:52 pm IST 3 lakh families took the benefit of Ayushman Bharat: PM Ayushmaan Bharat was launched 2 months ago, 3 lakh families have availed its benefits. Serious operations have been done, people’s lives have been saved. Yet, not a single person from Telangana availed its benefits, your CM is responsible for it, says PM Modi.





12:50 pm IST Chief minister of the state feels too insecure: PM Chief minister of the state feels too insecure and refused to connect the state with the scheme of Ayushman Bharat, says PM Modi.





12:40 pm IST Nizamabad lacks development: PM The Chief Minister of this state says he will transform Nizamabad into London. But look at the condition of this region. The region lacks development , says PM Modi.





12:38 pm IST Those who believe in ‘vikas’ must choose BJP: PM Those who believe in ‘vikas’ must choose the BJP, says PM Modi.





12:36 pm IST Those who believe in development are placing their trust in BJP: PM Those who believe in development, in forming a new Telangana,a new India, are placing their trust in BJP to take the nation forward.Telangana was formed after several years’ struggle and sacrifices of youth.The state government doesn’t have right to destroy that sacrifice. Telangana government has done nothing in 4.5 years:, says PM Modi.





12:32 pm IST I thank the people for their faith in BJP’s development agenda : PM There are elections in five states and wherever I have had the opportunity to visit, the enthusiasm of people is immense. I thank the people for their faith in the BJP’s development agenda, says PM Modi.





12:22 pm IST Happy to be in Telangana: PM Modi Happy to be in Telangana, says PM Modi while addressing a public meeting in Nizamabad.





10:50 am IST Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Telangana tomorrow Congress president Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Telangana tomorrow. He will be campaigning with Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu.





10:14 am IST Sonia Gandhi vows to teach TRS a ‘fitting lesson’ Addressing a rally at Medchal on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Saturday, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi had called upon the people of the county’s newest state to teach a fitting lesson to Telangana Rashtra Samithi for completely shattering their hopes and aspirations in the four-and-a- half years of its rule.





09:47 am IST Congress focuses on farmers, employments The Congress has focused on farmers and employees of the state government and is likely to promise regulation of liquor sale, ban on marriages of girls below 18 years of age, free electricity to places of worship in its manifesto for the December 7 assembly elections in Telangana.





09:30 am IST People’s aspirations following Telangana’s formation not been met during TRS rule The ‘grand alliance’, comprising the Congress, TDP, CPI and TJS, has alleged that the aspirations of the people following the formation of Telangana have not been met during the TRS rule.





08:56 am IST PM Modi tweets ahead of Telangana rally Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets ahead of addressing a rally in Telangana, “ I am eagerly looking forward to being in your state today.” Dear sisters and brothers of Telangana, I am eagerly looking forward to being in your state today. I will address a rally in Nizamabad followed by one in Mahabubnagar. I seek your support and blessings for @BJP4Telangana in the coming polls. Watch the rallies on the NM Mobile App — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 27, 2018





08:38 am IST Amit Shah accuses Congress of supporting ‘Urban Naxals’ BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday accused Congress of supporting ‘Urban Naxals’ and said his party will put Maoists in jail if it is voted to power in Telangana.





08:06 am IST Congress resorting to ‘jatiwaad ka zeher’: PM In both Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Modi reiterated that the Congress was resorting to “jatiwaad ka zeher (the poison of caste)” and claimed the moral of the rival party was down whereas that of the BJP was up.





08:00 am IST Congress adopting ‘delaying tactics’ in construction of Ram temple: PM The Prime Minister, in his Alwar rally yesterday, accused the Congress of adopting “delaying tactics” in the Supreme Court to create hurdles in the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya and playing a “dangerous game” of threatening the judges with impeachment.





07:54 am IST PM Modi directed an attack on Pakistan PM Modi has directed an attack on Pakistan, without naming the neighbouring country, which many saw was an attempt to point at his counterpart Imran Khan’s efforts at seeking financial aid from several allies.





07:52 am IST PM Modi hit out at Cong for ‘indulging in caste politics’ “Those who till yesterday threatened to drop bombs on India are begging today due to our strategy. Modi’s caste was not behind it. It was because of the 125 crore Indians,” the Prime Minister said at a rally in Rajasthan’s Alwar on Sunday.



