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Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar this afternoon briefed the EC about the preparations underway to hold assembly polls after the state assembly was dissolved last week. The term of assembly was to end in June 2019.

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the hike in prices of petroleum products was a "momentary difficulty" due to the international crisis, and condemned the incidents of violence during the Bharat Bandh.

While the MP Congress called the shutdown successful, the ruling BJP accused the former of adopting "anarchic" ways to intimidate people to enforce the bandh.

Protests were also staged in several other parts of the state, including Manmad, Nashik, Kolhapur, Pandharapur (Solapur district) and Virar (Palghar district).

State Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the steep excise duty imposed by the Centre on petrol and diesel was an "economic disaster" that had made the lives of common people miserable.

The BJP also accused Congress of practising “disruptional politics” and criticised the no-confidence motion that was moved by the Opposition in the Monsoon Session of Parliament in July.

Amit Shah had replaced Rajnath Singh as party president in August 2014 after the latter joined the Narendra Modi government as Home Minister. Shah completed Singh's remaining three-year term. He got his first full three-year term in January 2016.

The feud between Congress MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar and the powerful Jarkhiholi brothers in Belgaum district is threatening to destabilise the coalition government, providing enough opening for the opposition BJP to explore options of government formation.

Subodh Saoji, an ex-Congress minister, was heard announcing the reward for anyone who cuts off the BJP MLA's tongue for promising to 'kidnap' girls for boys at an event.

The BJP-led state government held a meeting with several key leaders of the Patidar community at Gandhinagar Tuesday night, hours after doctors expressed concern over the health of Hardik.

Police said someone from the crowd sprayed a liquid on the supporters, which led to skin irritation and allergy complaints.

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