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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian political pre-poll alliance}}<br />
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{{Not to be confused with|Maha Kutami (2009)}}{{Infobox Indian political party<br />
|party_name=Praja Kutami<br />
|abbreviation=<br />
|national_convener=<br />
|no_of_members=5 political parties, 1 independent<br />
|logo=<br />
|ideology=[[Secularism]]<br>[[Communism]]<br>[[Social liberalism]]<br>[[Democratic socialism]]<br>[[Social democracy]]<br />
|position=[[Centre-left]] to [[far-left]]<br />
|colorcode=#38C3FF<br />
|leader=[[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]]<br>[[L. Ramana]]<br>[[Chada Venkat Reddy]]<br>[[M. Kodandaram]]<br />
|state_seats_name=[[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]<br />
|state_seats={{composition bar|21|119|hex={{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} (2018)<br />
|headquarters=<br />
|eci=<br />
|alliance=[[United Progressive Alliance]]<br />
|foundation=11 September 2018<br />
|dissolution=23 January 2019<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Praja Kutami''' ({{translation|People's Alliance}}) or '''Maha Kutami''' ({{translation|Grand Alliance}})<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Telangana's Grand Alliance Threatens to Topple the TRS. Here's How It Got There. |url=https://thewire.in/politics/telangana-election-grand-alliance |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=The Wire |quote=On September 11, when once arch-rivals Congress and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) formed a grand alliance (Mahakutami or Prajakutami) in a bid to defeat the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in poll-bound Telangana, there were several questions about its future.}}</ref> was an electoral alliance between the [[Indian National Congress]], [[Telugu Desam Party]], [[Communist Party of India]], and the [[Telangana Jana Samithi]] in the run-up to the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]]. It was formed on 11 September 2018 with the sole purpose of defeating the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] in the polls that year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-09-11 |title=Congress, TDP, Left form grand alliance to fight Telangana election |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-a-first-tdp-ready-for-alliance-with-congress-to-fight-telangana-election/story-og07X15IM8vPXwGWJNEFCP.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> The party was seen as a major contender during the election campaign,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-10 |title=Telangana Assembly election: KCR's dreams of cakewalk fade as TDP-Congress alliance gets its act together |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/telangana-assembly-election-k-chandrashekar-raos-dreams-of-cakewalk-fade-as-tdp-congress-alliance-gets-its-act-together-5530531.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref> however, the TRS managed to win a landslide victory and soundly defeated the alliance in the elections.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=Ravi |date=2018-12-11 |title=TRS retains power with landslide win |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/telangana-assembly-elections-2018/trs-retains-power-with-landslide-win/article25720468.ece |access-date=2023-12-03 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> On 23 January 2019, the alliance was called off when the Congress announced that it would contest all of the seats, both Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha, in the upcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congress To Contest Alone In Assembly, Lok Sabha Polls In Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-congress-to-contest-alone-in-assembly-lok-sabha-polls-in-andhra-pradesh-1982364 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> Until then, there were talks about the alliance contesting together in the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] and [[2019 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|general elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-23 |title=No grand alliance in Andhra Pradesh, Congress says it will go alone |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/no-grand-alliance-in-andhra-pradesh-congress-says-it-will-go-alone-in-2019/story-ZJkGoKj9uaGZP0kaZVXc0K.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The alliance was the first and only time the Congress and the TDP, once arch-rivals, teamed up together to defeat a common enemy.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> As such, throughout its existence, it was criticised as an 'unholy alliance' by the TRS and the BJP.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-11-01 |title=TRS, BJP say Naidu meeting Rahul is 'unholy alliance' of Congress-TDP |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/trs-bjp-say-naidu-meeting-rahul-is-unholy-alliance-of-congress-tdp/articleshow/66464577.cms |access-date=2023-12-03 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Manifesto ==<br />
The joint manifesto of the Praja Kutami was released on 26 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telugu360 |date=2018-11-26 |title='Praja Kutami' joint manifesto promises farm loan waiver |url=https://www.telugu360.com/praja-kutami-joint-manifesto-promises-farm-loan-waiver/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Telugu360.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Somasekar |first=M. |date=2018-11-29 |title=Telangana: Promises aplenty in the race to power |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/telangana-promises-aplenty-in-the-race-to-power/article25625527.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204140915/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/telangana-promises-aplenty-in-the-race-to-power/article25625527.ece |archive-date=4 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=The Hindu BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref><br />
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'''Agriculture'''<br />
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# ₹2 lakh (0.2 million) farm loan waiver for farmers.<br />
# Ensure [[Minimum support price (India)|MSP]], stabilisation of crop prices and execution of irrigation projects.<br />
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'''Electricity'''<br />
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# Free electricity to those consuming under 100 units of power.<br />
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'''Employment'''<br />
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# All outsourcing employees will get revised pay on the basis of court order for ‘equal work and equal pay’.<br />
# 1 lakh government vacancies will be filled within the first year of government.<br />
# Job opportunities for Telangana workers seeking jobs in the Gulf.<br />
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'''Pension'''<br />
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# Age limit for pensioners will be reduced from 60 to 58.<br />
# Unemployment allowance of ₹3,000 per individual.<br />
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[[File:PrajaKutami2018.png|thumb|250x250px|Seat sharing agreement between the constituent parties of Praja Kutami]]<br />
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== Constituent parties ==<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;<br />
| colspan="12" {{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="12" | '''[[Praja Kutami]]'''<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Party<br />
! Flag<br />
! Symbol<br />
! Leader<br />
! {{abbr|Seats|Number of Seats Contested}}<br />
! {{abbr|Women|Number of Womens Contested}}<br />
! {{abbr|Seats Won|Number of Seats Won}}<br />
! {{abbr|Vote Received|Votes Received Overall}}<br />
! {{abbr|Vote %|Vote Received Overall in Percentage}}<br />
! {{abbr|Vote in Contested|Vote Received in Seats Contested in Percentage}}<br />
! {{abbr|Deposit|Number of Seats Deposit forfeitured}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]<br />
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]<br />
| [[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]]<br />
| 95<br />
| 11<br />
| 18<br />
| 56,88,933<br />
| 27.49<br />
| 34.53<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}<br />
| [[File:Telugu Desam Party Flag.png|50px]]<br />
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|50px]]<br />
| [[L. Ramana]]<br />
| 13<br />
| 1<br />
| 2<br />
| 7,25,714<br />
| 3.51<br />
| 30.07<br />
| 2<br />
|-<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]<br />
| [[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px]]<br />
| [[Chada Venkat Reddy]]<br />
| 3<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| 83,215<br />
| 0.40<br />
| 17.62<br />
| 1<br />
|-<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Jana Samithi}}<br />
| [[File:TJS.jpg|50px]]<br />
| <br />
| [[M. Kodandaram]]<br />
| 4<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| 83,088<br />
| 0.40<br />
| 11.87<br />
| 3<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="5"|''Friendly Contest between Alliance'' <br />
| 4<br />
| 0<br />
| 1<br />
| 2,06,431<br />
| 0.99<br />
| 16.31<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="5"| Total<br />
!119<br />
!14<br />
!21<br />
!67,87,381<br />
!32.79<br />
!31.82<br />
!16<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Maha Kutami (2009)]]<br />
*[[Kutami|Kutami (2024)]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Telangana elections}}<br />
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[[Category:State Assembly elections in Telangana|2018]]<br />
[[Category:2018 State Assembly elections in India|Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:2010s in Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct political party alliances in India]]</div>TammieNeedham