Telangana Assembly Polls 2023: The counting for the votes began at 8 am.
New Delhi:
Counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly elections has begun and early leads show the Congress taking the lead on over 20 seats as the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and BJP lag behind. In the high-voltage polls in the southern state last month, “founding father” K Chandrasekhar Rao‘s Bharat Rashtra Samithi’ is banking on its social welfare programmes to stay on top while the Congress is aiming for a repeat of its electoral success in neighbouring Karnataka. The BJPon the other hand, is hoping to make inroads into the state to expand its reach in southern India.
In the 119-seat Telangana Assemblythe three parties will need to reach the magic number of 60 to form a government. In a seat-sharing agreement, the BJP and Jana Sena contested on 111 and 8 seats, respectively while the Congress gave one seat to its ally CPI. Most exit polls have given Congress the edgepredicting a victory on more than 60 seats with BRS taking the second place, winning over 40 seats and the BJP trailing behind, registering a win on only 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 top leading on 22 seat, show early leads.
“We are confident that we will win. We will form the govt again,” says BRS leader K Kavitha
Congress gains a lead on 14 seats, BRS second with 8 seats and BJP leads on 6 seats.
Telangana Elections 2023 Voting: BJP-Congress Move Ahead, BRS Right Behind
The BJP and Congress are leading on 6 seats each. The incumbent BRS is right behind with 5 seats.
Telangana Elections 2023 Voting: All Three Key Parties Lead On 4 Seats Each
BJP, BRS and Congress lead on 4 seats each.
As more leads are coming in, the three key parties Congress, BJP and BRs are all leading on 3 seats each. Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM has also registered a lead on one seat.
Telangana Election Results: 2 Seats Each For BRS, BJP As Congress Lags Behind With 1
The BRS and BJP are both leading on two seats each while the Congress is leading on 1 seat.
The first leads are in as the counting of votes began in Telangana. The BJP is leading on two seats
BJP leader Prakash Reddy said that the anti-incumbency wave in Telangana is enough to throw out the KCR-led BRS government.
#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%
Congress: 28.43%
#WATCH | On Telangana elections verdict day, Congress leader 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
In the 2018 elections, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS – now Bharat Rashtra Samithi) emerged victorious by capturing 88 seats. The Congress secured the second position with 19 seats, while the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) managed to win only two seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured one seat, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) claimed seven seats and independent candidates secured one seat.
Here are the top contenders in the Telangana Assembly elections:
- Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR
- KT Rama Rao (KTR), his son Minister of IT of Telangana
- Telangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy
- BJP Lok Sabha MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar
