Telangana Assembly Polls 2023: The counting for the votes started at eight am.
New Delhi:
Counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly elections has begun and early leads present the Congress taking the lead on over 20 seats because the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and BJP lag behind. In the high-voltage polls within the southern state final month, “founding father” K Chandrasekhar Rao‘s Bharat Rashtra Samithi’ is banking on its social welfare programmes to remain on prime whereas the Congress is aiming for a repeat of its electoral success in neighbouring Karnataka. The BJP, then again, is hoping to make inroads into the state to increase its attain in southern India.Â
In the 119-seat Telangana Assembly, the three events might want to attain the magic variety of 60 to type a authorities. In a seat-sharing settlement, the BJP and Jana Sena contested on 111 and eight seats, respectively whereas the Congress gave one seat to its ally CPI. Most exit polls have given Congress the edge, predicting a victory on greater than 60 seats with BRS taking the second place, profitable over 40 seats and the BJP trailing behind, registering a win on solely 7 seats.
Here are the LIVE updates on Telangana Results 2023:
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Telangana Election Results: Congress Leads On 22 Seats, Show Early Leads
Congress has moved to the highest main on 22 seat, present early leads.
“We are confident that we will win. We will form the govt again,” says BRS chief Ok Kavitha
Congress positive factors a lead on 14 seats, BRS second with eight seats and BJP leads on 6 seats.
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Telangana Elections 2023 Voting: BJP-Congress Move Ahead, BRS Right Behind
The BJP and Congress are main on 6 seats every. The incumbent BRS is correct behind with 5 seats.
Telangana Elections 2023 Voting: All Three Key Parties Lead On 4 Seats Each
BJP, BRS and Congress lead on Four seats every.
As extra leads are coming in, the three key events Congress, BJP and BRs are all main on Three seats every. Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM has additionally registered a lead on one seat.
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Telangana Election Results: 2 Seats Each For BRS, BJP As Congress Lags Behind With 1
The BRS and BJP are each main on two seats every whereas the Congress is main on 1 seat.
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The first leads are in because the counting of votes started in Telangana. The BJP is main on two seats
BJP chief Prakash Reddy mentioned that the anti-incumbency wave in Telangana is sufficient to throw out the KCR-led BRS authorities.Â
#BREAKING: Counting of Votes For Telangana Assembly Elections Begins
Election Results 2023: Counting Of Votes In 4 States Begins Amid Tight Security
Telangana TRS (now BRS): 46.87%Â
Congress: 28.43%
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#WATCH | On Telangana elections verdict day, Congress chief Mallu Ravi in Hyderabad says,”Congress will win 75-95 seats in the state. BRS might get 15-20 seats. BJP might get 6-7 seats.” pic.twitter.com/p0Cbu9orLS
– ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023
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In the 2018 elections, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS – now Bharat Rashtra Samithi) emerged victorious by capturing 88 seats. Â The Congress secured the second place with 19 seats, whereas the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) managed to win solely two seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured one seat, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) claimed seven seats and impartial candidates secured one seat.
Here are the highest contenders within the Telangana Assembly elections:
- Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief Ok Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR
- KT Rama Rao (KTR), his son Minister of IT of TelanganaÂ
- Telangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy
- BJP Lok Sabha MP Bandi Sanjay KumarÂ