Telangana elections 2023:The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Tuesday announced its support for the Congress party in the upcoming assembly elections in Telangana. In an official statement, the DMK directed its Telangana unit to collaborate with the Congress party and establish an Election Working Committee (EWC).
The DMK is an ally of Congress in Tamil Nadu and both parties are a part of the Opposition INDIA bloc formed to take on the BJP in next year’s Lok Sabha polls. The DMK urged all its wings and cadres in the state to actively work towards securing a large-margin victory for the Congress party’s candidates.
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Taking to X, DMK extended its support to Congress and stated, “For the upcoming 2023 Telangana State Legislative Assembly Election, which will be held on November 30, all DMK wings and cadres in Telangana are asked to form an election working committee and work hard with the Congress party to ensure a large margin of victory for the I.N.D.I.A. bloc candidates”
Underlining this alliance for the 2023 Telangana State Legislative Assembly Election slated for November 30, the DMK stressed the importance of forming an election working committee to strengthen ties with the Congress and ensure a significant margin of victory for the INDIA bloc candidates.
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The DMK’s move comes days after the YSR Telangana Party announced it would not contest the November 30 Telangana Assembly polls. Addressing the media at her party office, YS Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, said the decision of YSR Telangana Party was made to ensure the Congress vote was not split as several surveys had pointed out.
She said she did not want to stand as a hurdle by splitting the anti-government votes when there is a possibility of a regime change in the state.
On November 17, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge unveiled the party’s election manifesto, ‘Abhaya Hastham,’ comprising six key promises named ‘Rythu Bharosa,’ ‘Gruha Jyothi,’ ‘Yuva Vikasam,’ ‘Cheyutha,’ ‘Mahalakshmi,’ and “Indiramma Indlu,” aiming to address various sectors and demographics in the southern state.
The Telangana assembly elections are set for a three-way contest among the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to be held on November 30. The outcome, involving the 119-member Telangana assembly, is scheduled to be revealed on December 3.