Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) The process for simultaneous elections to the assembly and Lok Sabha in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana was set in motion with the Election Commission issuing a notification Wednesday.
Polling for 119 assembly seats and 17 Lok Sabha seats will be held April 30.
With the poll panel issuing the notification, the process for filing of nominations began Wednesday. Nominations will be accepted till April 9 while the last date for withdrawal is April 12.
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will come into being as separate states June 2 but the commission is going ahead with simultaneous polls to the assembly and Lok Sabha in the undivided state.
Elections to 175 assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in Seemandhra will be held May 7.
Meanwhile, no poll alliance could be reached between the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), though leaders of both the parties remained hopeful of an early deal.
The TDP politburo will meet here Thursday to take a decision on the alliance with the BJP.
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar told reporters in Delhi that talks with the TDP were moving in a positive direction.
The TDP is likely to leave 45 assembly and eight Lok Sabha seats in Telangana and 15 assembly and five Lok Sabha seats in Seemandhra for the BJP.
Talks were also on between the Congress and the Communist Party of India (CPI) for an alliance in Telangana. The communist party is likely to get one Lok Sabha and 12 assembly seats.
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said the party has prepared a list of candidates for 90 assembly seats in Telangana.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which has ruled out a merger and even an alliance with the Congress, is going alone.
The CPI-Marxist, which is also contesting on its own, has already announced candidates for three Lok Sabha and 17 assembly seats in Telangana.
Dalai Lama, Obama to attend Religious meet
Dharamsala, Jan 31 (IANS) Globe-trotting monk the Dalai Lama and US President Barack Obama will be together at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington next week, the second time in less than a
Will the government be able to handle Delhi-NCR pollution between Corona?
The pollution level in Delhi-NCR air has increased again this year. According to the data of 36 monitoring stations in Delhi, the quality of air has reached the 'severely poor' category.
Kerala government agencies to hire nurses for overseas jobs
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (IANS) Two Kerala government agencies will have full rights to take up the recruitment of nurses to overseas countries from April 30, a minister announced on
G.V. Prakash's Next to Go on Floors Thursday
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Composer-turned-actor G.V. Prakash Kumar, who is currently basking in the success of his Tamil debut "Darling", will start shooting for his next film "Trisha Illana
This picture surfaced amidst the news of the engagement of Munmun Dutta and Raj Anadkat, people said - they were already married!
Sitcom TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been in the news many times till now. The show often attracts people's attention due to controversies. Now once again 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah
Electronic machines were sent to the polling stations at 7 am tomorrow
Voting begins at 7 a.m. tomorrow in 1,374 wards in the metropolitan area, 3,843 wards in the municipal area, and 7,621 wards in the metropolitan area.
Priyanka Vadra to visit Rae Bareli
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, will Thursday visit her mother's constituency Rae Bareli Thursday for two days, party leaders said
Women's Day: Domestic gas cylinder becomes cheaper by Rs 100, PM Modi announced; Government gave gift on Women's Day
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a big gift to the mothers, sisters, and daughters of the country. He announced that women will be given a discount
Johnson to see Bangladesh's video footage
Sydney, Feb 17 (IANS) Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson does not consider the encounter against Bangladesh in Brisbane to be a cake-walk and says that he will be viewing video footage of
Two-day traffic diversion in Delhi for Chhath festival; no entry on Delhi-Noida routes, including Bhajanpura.
Delhi Traffic Advisory on Chhath Puja: Large crowds are expected at various ghats across Delhi during the Chhath Puja festival. In view of this, the Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory.
