All 119 Assembly constituencies of Telangana, consisting of a 3.17-crore-strong electorate, polled under strict security measures on November 30 to seal the fate of 2,290 candidates representing 109 national and regional parties. The turnout reached 68.49 percent at the close of the day.
The state saw a three-way battle among the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) led by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, the Indian National Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The BRS is trying to retain power for the third straight term, while the Congress and the BJP are fighting to wrest power from it.
After several exit polls suggested the Grand Old Party's victory in the state, Congress Telangana president Revanth Reddy said that the election was not Congress versus BRS. "Some 4 crore people were against BRS. This is the victory of the people of Telangana,” he tweeted. "We are going to get over 80 seats."
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Telangana is the youngest poll-bound state. Formed in 2014, it was carved out of the northern part of southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Ever since its inception, the state has only had K Chandrashekar Rao as the chief minister.
KCR Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) won the last elections in the state, securing 88 out of the total 119 seats. Congress' grand alliance in the state was second in line, winning 21 total seats while the BJP won just one seat in 2018 polls.
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Exit polls have predicted a close fight between the ruling BRS and the Congress with India TV-CNX predicting 31-47 seats for the BRS and 63-79 seats for the Congress. Jan Ki Baat predicted 40-55 seats for BRS and 48-64 seats for Congress; BJP is predicted to win 7-13 seats and AIMIM 4-7. Republic TV predicted 46-56 seats for BRS, 58-68 seats for Congress, 4-9 seats for BJP and 5-7 seats for AIMIM. TV9 Bharatvarsh Polstart has predicted 48-58 seats for BRS, 49-59 seats for Congress, 5-10 seats for BJP and 6-8 seats for AIMIM.
When and where to watch
The counting of votes is likely to begin at 8am on December 3 after which the election results will be announced. You can catch the results live on the official website of Election Commission of India at eci.gov.in. It will be available on the website in real time. Besides, you can also watch poll results on all News18 Network platforms, including CNBC-TV18 and Moneycontrol.
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