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Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2021-10-27): Senior TRS leader and Minister for Finance T. Harish Rao has asserted that the victory of the ruling party was confirmed with the surveys being conducted by agencies engaged by different political parties and the Opposition leaders were indulging in false propaganda against the TRS as they were desperate. The welfare and developmental schemes launched by the TRS government would ensure the victory of the party candidate and the opposition parties were trying to hoodwink the people unable to digest the fact that the TRS candidate was set to win the bypoll. Mr. Harish Rao addressed the media after the conclusion of the electioneering in Huzurabad constituency that is set to go for polling on October 30. He said the TRS’ march had been continuing since 2001 and the government had introduced several innovative schemes like Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, Kalyana Lakshmi and others for the welfare of different sections, especially farmers. The BJP which was ruling at the Centre had no clue about the innovative schemes launched by the Telangana government and the BJP leaders were not able to clarify when asked about their government’s failure to launch such schemes.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Harish Rao | హైదరాబాద్ : హర్యానా ఎన్నికల ఫలితాలపై బీఆర్ఎస్ ఎమ్మెల్యే హరీశ్రావు ఎక్స్ వేదికగా స్పందించారు. కాంగ్రెస్ గ్యారెంటీల గారడీని హర్యానా ప్రజలు విశ్వసించలేదని ఫలితాలు తేల్చి చెబుతున్నాయని హరీశ్రావు పేర్కొన్నారు. తెలంగాణ, కర్ణాటక రాష్ట్రాల్లో కాంగ్రెస్ చేసిన మోసాన్ని హర్యానా ప్రజలు నిశితంగా గమనించారు. ఆ ప్రభావం ఎన్నికల ఫలితాల్లో స్పష్టంగా కనబడిందని హరీశ్రావు తెలిపారు. [...] ఈ ఫలితాలు చూసిన తర్వాత అయినా రేవంత్ రెడ్డి… — Harish Rao Thanneeru (@BRSHarish) October 8, 2024 ఇవి కూడా చదవండి.. [...] Harish Rao | ఆ వీడియోలో తప్పేముంది..? జర్నలిస్ట్ గౌతమ్ను వెంటనే విడుదల చేయాలి : హరీశ్రావు
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2021-02-08): The latest is that the Congress in-charge of Sirpur (T) constituency Palvai Harish Babu and former MP Rathod Ramesh are likely to switch over to the BJP. [...] Taking cue from the precedent set by former Nirmal municipal chairman Appala Ganesh, Harish Babu and Rathod are set to join BJP in the presence of party president J.P. Nadda, according to sources. On the other hand, Adilabad MP Soyam Bapurao said that the BJP national leadership will welcome any senior leader irrespective of whether the individual is from TRS or Congress in order to strengthen the party base and help it come to power in 2024.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-07-14): Karimnagar: Union minister of states for home Bandi Sanjay Kumar has stirred up the BRS nest by calling former minister T. Harish Rao the only good leader in the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, which ruled Telangana for a decade after its formation. Sanjay Kumar went on to invite Harish Rao into the Bharatiya Janata Party fold, provided the former minister resigns as BRS MLA before joining the BJP. "Not only Harish Rao, whoever wishes to join BJP must resign from their posts. Only then can they join the BJP," he underlined.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2019-04-01): A post with a newspaper article link is being shared on Facebook by many users claiming that Harish Rao, a TRS MLA, is going to join BJP. Let’s try to analyze the claim made in the post. [...] Harish Rao reacted to this news by tweeting through his official Twitter account. He termed the article as ‘fake news’ and also, asked the outlet which published this article to issue an apology. Finally, TRS MLA Harish Rao is not joining BJP. It’s just an April Fool prank.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2020-11-14): The BJP leadership gave much importance to the Dubbaka electoral victory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted his greeting to the people and the party workers for the surprise results, followed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J.P. Nadda calling up both the winner M Raghunandan Rao and Telangana party unit president and MP Bandi Sanjay just after the results. [...] Raghunandan Rao, 55, a journalist-turned lawyer, unsuccessfully contested Dubbaka in 2018 December Assembly elections and also 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Medak (of which Dubbaka is a part). Rao, in fact, was earlier in TRS and worked as its Medak district president. He fell apart from KCR and joined BJP in 2014. KCR offered TRS ticket to Ramalinga Reddy’s wife Sujatha, a housewife, and Congress fielded Cheruku Srinivas Reddy, son of another late former MLA from this seat Muthyam Reddy. Harish Rao, KCR’s nephew, has been entrusted with the responsibility of getting Sujatha elected, while Congress united all groups in the party and focused its energies on winning the bypolls.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2022-11-11): BJP obstructing probe into MLAs poachgate case: Harish Rao HYDERABAD: Ministers T. Harish Rao and S. Niranjan Reddy came down heavily on the BJP accusing it of trying to obstruct the probe into the case pertaining to alleged attempts by BJP agents to poach four TRS MLAs ahead of Munugode Assembly bypoll. Speaking to media at Pragathi Bhavan on Thursday, they asked BJP leaders to answer why they were approaching the city court, Telangana High Court and the Supreme Court frequently seeking halting of the probe if the BJP has nothing to do with attempts made by a few persons to poach TRS MLAs.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2012-05-16): They also took TRS legislator T Harish Rao, BJP MLA G Kishan Reddy and party leader K Laxman ‘‘hostage.’’ They relented only after the Telangana Joint Action Committee leaders announced that all MLAs from the region would have to resign by Wednesday. They let doctors conduct posHYDERABAD: After a brief lull, the Telangana movement picked up steam again on Tuesday with the alleged suicide of an MCA student on the Osmania University campus. [...] The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Telangana leaders from all political parties held an emergency meeting at a hotel here in Vidyanagar soon after news of the student’s death spread and decided to advance its ‘‘deadline’’ for all public representatives in the region to resign, from Jan 28 to Jan 20. The JAC also decided to bring pressure on Speaker N Kiran Kumar Reddy to accept T legislators’ resignations from Thursday. But apparently keen on staying one step ahead of the others, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) MLAs marched to Kiran Kumar Reddy’s residence demanding that their resignations be accepted. They also staged a demonstration at his residence only to be arrested by the police. They were later let off.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-07-12): If the reports appearing in various sections of the media are to be believed, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), led by former Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is all set to surrender to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sooner or later. [...] According to these reports, for the last week, BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao and his brother-in-law and senior leader T. Harish Rao have been camping in New Delhi to negotiate the deal with the BJP national leadership. [...] A report in a national newspaper said an alliance between the BRS and the BJP could be on the cards in Telangana and that talks between leaders from the two parties have started.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2021-10-29): Huzurabad: Thanneeru Harish Rao, senior Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and Telangana Finance Minister, exuded confidence that TRS candidate would win hands-down in the by-election to the Huzurabad Assembly constituency scheduled for October 30, this Saturday. "People are with us and we are very confident that our candidate Gellu Srinivas Yadav will win the by-election," Harish Rao, who is the troubleshooter for TRS and known for his poll management skills, told Bizz Buzz in an exclusive interaction here. The Huzurabad Assembly seat, located in Karimnagar district of Telangana, fell vacant on June 12 this year after senior TRS leader and six-time legislator Eatala Rajender resigned from the seat after he was dropped from the Telangana Cabinet over allegations of illegal land dealings.Rajender, who played a key role in the Telangana movement alongside TRS supremo Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Raoand held Finance and Health portfolios in the Telangana Cabinet, had later joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is now contesting on the BJP ticket in the by-polls while TRS has fielded Gellu Srinivas Yadav, its student wing chief. Congress, which is also in fray, also fielded its State student wing chief Balmoori Venkat Narsing Rao. But Congress' presence is nominal as the main contest is between TRS and BJP.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-07-30): Thanneeru Harish Rao is a Finance Minister of Telangana. Member of TRS who won the assembly elections six consecutive times in Siddipet. He contested and won the first assembly elections at the age of 32 and since then he’s cemented his position in the constituency as a formidable and undefeated politician of Telangana. He was inducted into Cabinet in 2014 as a Minister of Irrigation. [...] Harish Rao started his political journey with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party as a youth leader. He was elected to the assembly at the age of 32 from Siddipet (Assembly constituency). He raised his strong voice in assembly on various issues of the Telangana region. Soon, he became a key member of Telangana Rashtra Samithi and started working as an Internal party strategist. [...] Harish Rao has a close association with the party cadre. Cadre often refers to him as Party Trouble Shooter. He played a key role during the 2014 elections in all of Telangana especially in the United Medak district and other districts in Northern Telangana. He also took the complete responsibility of By-Election, 2014: Medak and Narayankhed By-Elections, TRS party won with a huge majority on both occasions.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2010-07-31): <p>By early morning today when the results were announced at the end of a lengthy counting process that began yesterday, some of the TRS victors set new records in the state's electoral history.<br /><br />For the first time in its political history, the Telugu Desam Party had to forfeit deposits in all the 12 Assembly segments while ruling Congress met with the same fate in four constituencies.<br /><br />In Siddipet in Medak district, T Harish Rao, nephew of TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, set a new record by winning the by-election with a margin of 95,858 votes against his Congress rival Srinivas Goud. The Congress as well as the TDP, which stood third here, lost the deposits.<br /><br />Harish Rao won from Siddipet for fourth consecutive time. his victory margin is said to be by far the largest margin ever recorded in the Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh.<br />Interestingly, the Medak district administration, led by Collector S Suresh Kumar, also set a record by completing the counting process in just over 90 minutes.<br /><br />Another TRS candidate Gaddam Aravinda Reddy too retained his Mancherial seat in Adilabad district with a record margin of 78,047 votes as against 13,827 he got in 2009.<br />Reddy's victory margin is the second largest after Harish Rao's.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2019-09-11): Harish Rao’s induction is a major development as not only was he said to be unhappy about being left out, many TRS leaders had threatened to quit if he was ignored. [...] "There are no differences (within the TRS) as is being made out by the BJP or other parties. Initially, the idea was to use big leaders like KTR and Harish to strengthen the party," said the leader. "But, slowly, KCR realised both senior leaders have to be in the government if they want to be in power and so they were inducted." [...] "Many problems developed and so the troubleshooters were brought in. That was why their induction was essential," he said. "Harish is one of the tallest leaders of the party and ostensibly remained loyal to the TRS. Keeping Harish Rao inside the cabinet is safer than keeping him outside."
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2012-05-16): At the same time in Tarnaka, TJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram was cutting green chillies to help out his family members. TRS MLA Harish Rao and P Vishnuvardhan Reddy ate food in the backdrop of Hitech city. Vijayashanthi, who represents Medak district in Lok Sabha, tried her hand at frying 'vadiyalu'. She later offered them to Harish Rao who was appreciative of her culinary talents. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Bandaru Dattatreya and suspended Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA Nagam Janardhan Reddy had 'pulihora' at Gunpark.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-10-06): On 16 May 2014, Rao was elected as MLA from Gajwel with a majority of 19,391 and as MP from Medak with a majority of 397,029.[25] [...] Personal life [edit]Rao is married to Shobha and has two children.[11] His son, K. T. Rama Rao is a legislator from Sircilla. He was the cabinet minister for IT, Municipal Administration & Urban Development in Telangana second assembly. His daughter, Kavitha, served as M.P. from Nizamabad and is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Council, Nizamabad. His nephew, Harish Rao, is MLA from Siddipet. He served as Telangana's cabinet minister for finance in second assembly of Telangana. He is proficient in Telugu, English, Urdu, and Hindi.[6][60] He lives with his family at his farm house at Erravelli in Medak district.[61] [...] - ^ a b "KCR to enter Congress via Telangana?". IBN Live. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-12-03): Siddipet Telangana Assembly Election LIVE 2023: T Harish Rao of BRS wins by 82,308 votes [...] With a lead by 63,437 votes against BJP's Dudi Srikanth Reddy, BRS' T Harish Rao is eyeing a win for the third time in the Siddipet constituency. [...] As per the latest numbers on the Election Commission website, BRS' T Harish Rao is leading with a margin of 34,935 votes in the constituency against BJP's Dudi Srikanth Reddy.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2021-05-28): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going all out to ensure it puts up a tough fight against incumbent Siddipet MLA and Telangana caretaker Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao, one of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi's (TRS) tallest leaders. [...] Up against Harish Rao, who is also the nephew of incumbent Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and has been with the party since its inception, is Naini Narottham Reddy, the BJP's district president. [...] Raju, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), says, "Harish Rao has become arrogant due to his power and we are campaigning against his confident claims that he will win."
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-11-29): Former minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Eatala Rajender faces a unique situation in the Telangana assembly elections scheduled for November 30. [...] Thanneeru Harish Rao, the finance minister and six-time MLA of Telangana's ruling party, BRS, is vying for re-election from Siddipet. In the 2018 Assembly elections, Harish Rao won by securing a remarkable 1,31,295 votes, defeating Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) candidate Bhavani Marikanti by an overwhelming margin of over 1,18,000 votes. [...] She faces stiff competition from two experienced politicians, incumbent BRS MLA Beeram Harshavardhan Reddy and former minister Jupally Krishna Rao, a five-time representative of Kollapur.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2019-04-02): Harish Rao as they welcomed former Congress minister Sunitha Laxma Reddy into the party. Harish, who represents Siddipet in the Assembly, said the party is further strengthened with the joining of Sunitha, who is a three-time MLA from Narsapur, and it can help TRS candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy to score a massive victory in Medak Lok Sabha seat. "It certainly looks like our Medak Lok Sabha candidate will win with a huge majority, but then I also deserve some credit for it," he said in a lighter vein. KTR responded immediately, "I got Sunitha to join TRS, which will contribute to Prabhakar getting more votes." He, however, hastened to add that because of Harish’s efforts, the party had won nine of 10 assembly seats in Medak district in assembly elections.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-12-03): - Congress emerged victorious in 64 among the total 119 seats. BRS managed to secure 39 seats as the Telangana Assembly election results came out on December 3. - Incumbent Anjani Kumar was suspended by ECI after he met TPCC chief at his residence even as counting of votes was on and Election Code of Conduct was in force. - The BJP was initially considered the main Opposition to BRS, but the scenario changed after the Congress gained momentum following the Karnataka elections in May. Several exit polls predicted a Congress victory, removing the ruling BRS from power for the first time since the formation of the State in 2014.
Claim: TRS MLA Harish Rao set to join BJP. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-10-22): Former minister and BJP lawmaker Eatala Rajender will fight against Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao from Gajwel assembly constituency [...] He came out of the party in June 2021 and joined the BJP. He resigned from the TRS and contested the by-elections to Huzurabad seat to win the same with a big margin of over 20,000 votes. He has since been playing an important role in the state BJP. [...] The BJP has given tickets to former MLAs, including A Maheshwar Reddy from Nirmal, T Aruna Tara from Jukkal (SC), Bodiga Shobha from Choppadandi (SC), Arepalli Mohan from Manakondur (SC), Kuna Srisailam Goud from Qutbullapur, Chintala Ramachandra Reddy from Khairatabad, Sankineni Venkateshwar Rao from Suryapet, G Vijayarama Rao from Station Ghanpur (SC) and Ravindra Naik from Yellandu (ST).
Claim: Under the UPA II, the average annual MSP growth rate was 19.3%, under the NDA government; this has fallen to 3.6% (Dr.Manmohan Singh, 2018-05-07)
Evidence (2018-05-07): A press release issued in the name of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 07th May 2018 mentioned about the MSP growth rates during the UPA II and the current NDA government. We fact check the claim.
Claim: Under the UPA II, the average annual MSP growth rate was 19.3%, under the NDA government; this has fallen to 3.6% (Dr.Manmohan Singh, 2018-05-07)
Evidence (2014-01-03): Data for each indicator was sourced from national and international databases, including the World Bank, the IMF, and national statistical agencies, such as the CMIE. The comparison spans two regimes: UPA's (starting in 2004) and NDA's (starting in 2014). Data was captured using either Financial Year (from April 1 to March 31) or Calendar Year (from January 1 to December 31), depending on the availability of data. The regimes were compared based on these indicators' absolute values and rate of change. While insightful, it's imperative to note that these indicators are influenced by various factors, including global trends and policy changes, and should be interpreted within a broader context.
Claim: Under the UPA II, the average annual MSP growth rate was 19.3%, under the NDA government; this has fallen to 3.6% (Dr.Manmohan Singh, 2018-05-07)
Evidence (2018-05-24): Further, sectoral classification shows that average agriculture growth was lower at 2.4 percent under the Modi government, owing to droughts in two consecutive years. The farm sector logged a near four percent average growth rate in the first four years of UPA II and UPA I. [...] As mentioned above, owing to changes in the GDP calculation method, the per capita GDP rose significantly under the current NDA regime. It averaged out at Rs 91,153 at factor cost and Rs 1,12,556 at current market prices. It was almost half those amounts under both the UPA II and UPA I regimes. [...] The average price of petrol during the four years of the NDA regime till March 2018 stood at Rs 73.20 per litre in Mumbai, as against Rs 65.14 per litre during the first four years of the UPA II regime and Rs 47.83 per litre during UPA I.
Claim: Under the UPA II, the average annual MSP growth rate was 19.3%, under the NDA government; this has fallen to 3.6% (Dr.Manmohan Singh, 2018-05-07)
Evidence (2023-08-31): In the last 20 years, the size of the government’s expenditure budget has increased more than 8 times, or 856 per cent to Rs 45.03 lakh crore in financial year 2023-24 (FY24) from 4.71 lakh crore in FY04. In that time, India was ruled by two different coalition governments. In the first 10 years, Manmohan Singh-led UPA was in power from FY04 to FY14 and from May 2014 (FY15) to FY24 Narendra Modi-led NDA has been administering the Indian government. Ahead of the general election next year here’s a look at how these two governments spent taxpayers’ money in their tenure.
Claim: Under the UPA II, the average annual MSP growth rate was 19.3%, under the NDA government; this has fallen to 3.6% (Dr.Manmohan Singh, 2018-05-07)
Evidence (2020-12-07): During the subsequent six years of the NDA government, the MSP has grown at a comparatively modest rate of 40- 73%. [...] Under the NDA government, the MSP of paddy (common) increased from Rs 1,310 in 2013-14 to Rs 1,868 in 2020-21 — a growth of nearly 43%. Similarly, the MSP of wheat and tur went up by 41% and 40% respectively during the same period. Data also showed that while both the governments — the UPA or NDA-have continuously raised the MSP, only 30-35 % of the wheat and paddy could be procured by the government under the Central pool.
Claim: Under the UPA II, the average annual MSP growth rate was 19.3%, under the NDA government; this has fallen to 3.6% (Dr.Manmohan Singh, 2018-05-07)
Evidence (2022-06-13): New data shows India grew 6.8% per year on average under both UPA and pre-pandemic NDA govts [...] Siddharth Upasani is a Special Correspondent at Moneycontrol. He has been covering the Indian economy, economic data, and monetary and fiscal policies for nine years.
Claim: Under the UPA II, the average annual MSP growth rate was 19.3%, under the NDA government; this has fallen to 3.6% (Dr.Manmohan Singh, 2018-05-07)
Evidence (2023-06-12): However, the quality of growth has to be judged by how inclusive it is. This, in turn, depends on the performance of the sector that engages the largest chunk of the workforce (45.6%), i.e, agriculture. Here, both governments have achieved almost similar outcomes. Despite two successive years of drought, 2014-15 and 2015-16, the Modi government achieved an average agri-GDP growth of 3.7% vis-à-vis 3.5% during the Manmohan Singh period, which faced a drought in 2009-10. [...] (a) The average annual person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act since its inception. Under the UPA government, it was 208 crore, which increased to 248 crore during the nine-year period of the NDA II government;