Telangana Election Results 2023: Congress taps hankering for change, statehood sentiment powering BRS wanes
Telangana Election Results 2023: The Congress put its house in order and appealed smartly to all the sections left disillusioned by nine years of BRS rule. The big question for BRS is whether KCR will retire and pass the baton to the next generation. BJP underlines its presence as a strong third force in the state, and has an opportunity to present itself as a vibrant oppositional force in the Lok Sabha elections coming up soon
Telangana Election Results: Saffron whiff gets stronger before LS polls as BJP leads in 11 seats
The BJP entered the polls, promising a chief minister from the backward classes and conceding to sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes. On both the issues, party's central leadership held public meetings as well.
Assembly Election Results 2023: Big boost for BJP, reality check for Congress ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Assembly Election Results 2023: BJP will go into 2024 brimming with confidence. But like the recently concluded Cricket World Cup, where the final result was not determined by winning the semi-final, the state election results need not accurately predict the outcome of the national elections
Assembly Elections 2023: BJP reaffirms hold over Hindi heartland, Telangana gives Congress its consolation prize
Congress’s claim to being the BJP’s sole pan-Indian adversary came apart after the rout in MP, Rajasthan and potentially Chhattisgarh. This weakens the Congress in the INDIA alliance and opens up space for regional parties like SP, JD(U) and RJD
Congress leading in Telangana ahead of BRS, CM KCR trailing in Kamaraeddy
With 119 seats up for grabs, the gap between the national party and the BRS was widening as the latter was leading only in 36 segments, even as party supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was trailing in one of the two seats he had contested from.
Telangana Election results: As Cong leads, Uttam Reddy's fine with any decision by high command
Speaking on the current ruling party in the state, Reddy expressed, "BRS government and people who led it became too arrogant, too corrupt and inaccessible to public, not knowing the reality of the ground."
Assembly Election Results 2023: What's at stake for the four states?
All eyes will be on the fight between the Congress and BJP as counting of votes begin. Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana Assembly results are being billed as a semi-finals of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The results of Mizoram polls will be declared on December 4 as the Election Commission deferred the counting by a day.
Assembly polls: Counting of votes underway in 4 states
The Congress, which is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and the BJP, which is ruling Madhya Pradesh, are locked in a straight fight in these three states, while K Chandrashekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is hoping for a hat-trick in Telangana.
Assembly Elections 2023: Who will win? Factors that shaped 2018, 2013 outcomes missing this time
The 2013 assembly polls were influenced greatly by the Modi wave sweeping the country then. Massive anti-incumbency against tilted the 2018 verdict against three BJP governments. In contrast, 2023 is seeing both anti-incumbency and pro-incumbency sentiment. The dominating theme this time is government’s delivery versus opposition’s promises
Assembly Elections 2023: Expect new welfare sops from Centre irrespective of today’s outcome
Competitive welfarism has set in. With Opposition certain to make tall promises to voters for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the central government will attempt to neutralise those with handouts that have an immediate impact and sets the poll narrative in BJP’s favour
Assembly triumphs no guarantee for Lok Sabha victory, data reveals, but can impact national politics
Although Congress had won 54 percentage of the Assembly seats cumulatively in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan in 2018, it failed to use the momentum during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, only winning 4.62 percentage of the seats available.
Assembly Elections 2023: What is at stake for Congress and BJP today?
Congress will need some big wins to drive home a tough bargain with INDIA alliance partners. For BJP, victories will reinforce perceptions that it is headed for three successive Lok Sabha wins and that PM Modi can front assembly polls for the party without needing strong state-level leadership
Can Telangana burnish Congress' political prospects?
Congress has had deep roots in the state even before its separation from Andhra Pradesh under Sonia Gandhi’s leadership. Members of the Gandhi family have made frequent visits to the state to reestablish their connect with the people, who have begun to feel that family members of the KCR-led Telangana Rashtra Samiti (now BRS) have gained most from being in power, say experts.
Telangana Election Results 2023 Highlights: Congress swearing-in ceremony likely to happen on Dec 4 or Dec 9
Telangana Election Results 2023 Highlights: Telangana Police said TPCC chief Revanth Reddy asked DGP to make security arangements for the event likely to happen on December 4 or December 9 in LB Stadium. He aslo informed the police that several chief ministers, former chief ministers besides senior leaders from Delhi would participate in the swearing-in ceremony
Assembly Elections 2023: Does voter turnout indicate any electoral trend?
Assembly Elections 2023: Turnout figures don’t give us any indication of pro- or anti-incumbency. Nor does turnout reveal anything about extreme social polarisation at the constituency level. It is just an indicator of whether voters showed interest in the election
Assembly Elections 2023: December 3 won’t impact 2024 Lok Sabha polls but will set campaign ball rolling
Assembly Elections 2023: These elections won’t have much impact on 2024 beyond galvanising or demoralising workers on winning and losing sides. What December 3 will certainly do is bring parties back to strategising for the Lok Sabha polls. The opposition, especially, has much ground to cover including picking a formidable candidate who can be projected against PM Modi
Assembly Elections 2023: The possibilities for national politics if exit poll projections hold
Assembly Elections 2023: The exit poll projections give both Congress and the BJP a reprieve. Congress can take heart if it wins Telangana and Chhattisgarh. BJP will be reassured by wins in MP and Rajasthan heading into 2024. But the split result forewarns a mad rush of freebie promises that is the antithesis of good economics
Assembly Polls 2023: Exit polls a comedy of errors? Seven reasons why they can go wrong
Assembly Polls 2023: Exit polling is very difficult work. Two notable agencies are differing hugely on exit poll projections for some of the states. Only one of them can be right. From reasons like India’s sheer diversity to shortcomings in sampling and work ethic, exit polling can go wrong for a number of reasons
Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: Barrelakka, a symbol of resilience. Will she be people’s choice?
Barrelakka defies political pressures and financial challenges in her ascent.
Telangana Elections 2023: Most exit polls suggest upset victory for Cong. But what if the majority isn’t right?
BRS initially enjoyed the advantage, thanks to the presence of the formidable KCR in its ranks. But Congress chipped away at KCR’s welfare measures by offering more generous guarantees. If the exit poll projections are correct BRS no longer enjoys the benefit of the statehood sentiment
Telangana elections 2023: After a pulsating campaign, the ball is in the voter’s court
There are 2,290 contestants in the fray, with the BRS contesting all 119 seats, and the BJP and Jana Sena Party coalition putting up candidates in 111 seats. The Congress, which is counting on anti-incumbency to revive its fortunes, has fielded candidates in 118 seats, leaving one for ally CPI.
Telangana Elections 2023: Anti-incumbency a factor but can Congress override KCR’s charisma?
Telangana Elections 2023: As campaigning ended, KCR upped his sentimental pitch to voters as the leader who fought most fiercely for statehood. Congress tried to pitch Indira Gandhi’s connect with Telangana despite four decades elapsing since her passing. Both BRS and Congress have an array of welfare schemes but anti-incumbency rubs some shine off BRS promises
Telangana assembly elections 2023 voting highlights: Voting concudes; 63.94% polling till 5 pm, says EC
Telangana Elections 2023 highlights: The state voted to elect 119 members to its legislative assembly. It is witnessing a three-way battle between the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) led by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Congress, and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
Assembly Elections 2023: Enjoy exit polls with popcorn, but wait till Dec 3 for real picture
The strike rate of polling agencies in 2018 left was poor. Except for Rajasthan, where the revolving door tradition makes it easy for pollsters, more agencies were wide off the mark than correct in MP, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. The last two states witnessed landslides, which few agencies got right
Telangana Elections 2023: Close elections mean GHMC could decide the winner
Telangana Elections 2023: If Congress were to do better in Lower Telangana and BRS in Upper Telangana, then the 28 seats in the Greater Hyderabad region could decide the winner. As luck would have it for Congress, BJP and AIMIM could spoil its chances there
