2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election
With a victory for the first time after the formation of Telangana, it strengthened its position in southern India following its recent success in Karnataka.[1] The BRS and then-CM K. Chandrashekar Rao suffered a major loss in the elections by losing in one of his contended seats after being in power for two terms.INC leader Rahul Gandhi called the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, the flagship scheme of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government in Telangana, the "ATM of KCR's family".[21] He made those remarks after visiting the Medigadda Barrage,[22] which had come under scrutiny of the National Dam Safety Authority after six piers in its seventh block showed signs of damage and leakage.[28][29][30] On 30 October 2023, an unidentified man stabbed Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, Member of Parliament for Medak, in the stomach while posing as if to shake hands with him during a campaign in Siddipet district.[36][37] Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao released his party's manifesto on 15 October 2023.Seniors: ₹4,000 monthly pension for the elderly, widows and others as well as and ₹1,000,000 worth Rajiv Arogyasri insurance cover for poor under the Cheyutha scheme.Youth: Vidya Bharosa Card worth ₹500,000 to students for pursuing higher education and establishment of Telangana International School in every mandal (block).Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah launched the BJP's campaign at a public meeting in Adilabad on 10 October 2023.Hyderabad Liberation Day: Hyderabad Liberation Day (September 17) and the Razakar Vibhishika Smriti Divas (August 27) will "be celebrated officially by the Government" Zero-tolerance against corruption: Investigate all the cases of corruption through a system headed by the retired Supreme Court judge.It will appoint committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to go into alleged corruption by BRS government.[59] According to an analysis in The Hindu, strong anti-incumbency generated due to the failure to fill government jobs, the arrogant attitude of the Chief Minister, discrepancies in the cash transfer and welfare schemes, general corruption, voter fatigue, land grabbing charges faced by 30-40 BRS MLAs, and Chandrasekhar Rao's “bold” and early decision of fielding most of the BRS MLAs, including those with a dubious track record helped the Congress in winning the election.