BJP poised for power in Telangana as people show Bengal-like enthusiasm: Modi

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Updated - May 10, 2026 09:06 pm IST - HYDERABAD Prime Minister Narendra Modi with party leaders from Telangana at the public meeting in Parade Grounds in Secunderabad on Sunday. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form the next government in Telangana, drawing parallels with the party’s recent resounding victory in West Bengal. Beginning his address in Telugu by extending greetings to the people, the Prime Minister drew loud cheers from BJP workers and supporters gathered at the massive public meeting at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad. Stating that the BJP had secured a ‘historic victory’ in West Bengal because the people there fulfilled their resolve to bring the party to power, the Prime Minister asserted that a similar mood was visible among people from remote parts of Telangana. “This time, Telangana will have a BJP government,” Mr. Modi said. Terming both the ruling Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) as family-led parties, he said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government remained committed to Telangana’s development. Aiming at the Congress, Mr. Modi alleged, “People in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka are suffering after electing Congress, and people in Telangana too are facing similar disappointment.” He also accused the Congress of following a policy of ‘first seeking votes and then forgetting the people’. Stating that the government is making the nation and Telangana ‘Naxal-free’, Mr. Modi said the BJP was moving ahead with the goal of building a ‘Viksit Telangana’. He also explained the development projects sanctioned to Telangana by the Centre. The Prime Minister announced that the Centre had sanctioned the Zaheerabad Industrial Corridor and recalled that Telangana had received one of the seven PM MITRA textile parks approved across the country. “The Kakatiya Textile Park (KMTP) will create employment opportunities. BJP’s focus has always been on development and jobs,” he said. Several party leaders, including State BJP president N. Ramchander Rao and Union Ministers G. Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, also exuded confidence that the BJP would come to power in Telangana in the next elections. Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

BJP poised for power in Telangana as people show Bengal-like enthusiasm: Modi

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