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Telangana had gone for polling in a single phase election on December 7. A political party needs to win at least 60 seats to secure a simple majority in the Legislative Assembly. Term of the current Assembly ends on January 20, 2019.
Formed in 2014, Telangana is India’s newest state. Last time, the assembly elections were held as part of Andhra Pradesh simultaneously with the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
The assembly polls in Telangana were supposed to happen simultaneous to the Lok Sabha polls in April-May 2019. However, seeking early polls, Telangana Chief Minister and Telugu Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao had dissolved the state assembly prematurely on September 6.
This was Telangana’s first independent assembly election.
TRSchief K ChandrashekarRaohas been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Telangana.
K ChandrashekarRaois set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister for the second consecutive time in less than an hour from now.
TRSchief K ChandrashekarRaois scheduled to be sworn-in as TelanganaChief Minister today.He is expected to take the oath at about 1.34 pm, which hereportedly believes is an auspicious time.
Thank you for tuning in. This blog will continue to provide election-related updates and track latest developments tomorrow morning.
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KCR meets Governor, will formally stake claim to form government.
There needs to be a revolution in the economic and agricultural space in India. We must unite people and political parties for the good of people. Very soon, regional parties will come together to form a new national party: KCRin Hyderabad
TRS will have a legislature party meeting at 11:30 AM on December 12
Had there been a regional party in Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan, it would definitely have done well: Asaduddin Owaisi
This nation requires leaders like KCR: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIMchief Asaddudin Owaisiextended his support to the victorious KCRin Telanganaand said he has all capacities to form a non-Congress government. "This country requires a non-Congress and Non-BJP government. This nation requires leaders like KCR. I am with him," he said.
AIMIM retained seven seats, and is trailing in one. "I would like to thank the people of Hyderabad for supporting our candidates. TRS' victory is historic and amazing," he added.
Asad (Owaisi) and I spoke about national politics, of how we can unite minority parties and communities in India. Make BJP-mukt Bharat and Congress-mukt Bharat: KCRin Hyderabad
India needs to come out of the routine mudslinging, bickering and insulting that happens between BJP and Congress: KCRin Hyderabad
Need to unite the polity and people of India: KCR
Taking Hyderabad as a base, I will work in the national politics. We are going to unite the polity ofIndia and the people of India. There are forces in the country that play dirty politics. It is not just about thealignment of parties. Today, minorities, majorities, dalits, OBCs, STs, everyone supported our party. Getting elected once is easy, retaining people’s trust is difficult. I see this as a positive thing: KCRaddressing media in Hyderabad
Telangana stands as an example, as a non-BJP, non-Congress state: KCR
We are going to play a crucial role in national politics. We will show a new definition in regional politics. Today Telanganastands as an example. It is a non-BJP, non-Congress state. The country needs a new economic model and a new agriculture model. We are lagging behind where productivity is concerned, as compared to our peers: KCRaddressing media in Hyderabad
We have given a special budget for minorities and it will continue for all minority groups in the state: KCRaddressing the media in Hyderabad
Today's results are the victory of people of Telangana. All backward classes,farmers and women have given us this victory. We will work for the farmers of the state. We will see to it that they do not have any more difficulties. There is disappointment among the youth regarding employment, but to curb it, we will work to curb it: TRS chief KCR, on the party's victory in Telanganaassembly polls
TRS gets
majorityin TelanganaThe ruling TRS secured a simple majority winning 60 seats and was ahead in 27 others as per the latest vote count in the Telangana assembly elections
Tuesday.According to results and trends available as of 3 pm, the Congress won 13 seats and leading in seven while ally TDP bagged one seat and was leading in another.
AIMIM, which supported TRS, won two and was ahead in four constituencies while the BJP and others were leading in four seats.Counting of votes polled in the December 7 elections to the 119-member assembly began at 8 AM Tuesday. (PTI)
AndhraPradesh CM N ChandrababuNaiducongratulated TRSon its victory and said, "People recognize that BJP has done nothing in last 5 years and moving towards alternatives. People are with us in our fight against BJP. These 5 states results will help form a strong alternative to the BJP."
AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi wins Chandrayangutta seat with 80,212 votes
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TRS Party candidate Patnam Narender Reddy won from Kodangal constituency
Cong-led alliance needs introspection on failure: TDP
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) said the Congress-led alliance, of which it is apart, needs to analyse and introspect on the grouping's "failure" in the Telangana Assembly elections. "We have to analyse the factors that contributed to the success of TRS and failure of our alliance," said Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy, senior leader of TDP, led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. (PTI)
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Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav won from Sanathnagar constituency
TRSchief KCR wins by 51,514 votes in Gajwel constituency. Meanwhile,KTRis leading by 73,000 votes in Sircilla constituency
According to EC data
AIMIM's candidate has won from Charminar constituency by over 33,000 votes. Top three BJP leaders K Laxman, Kishan Reddy, T Raja Singh are trailing. KCR'sTRS is leading on Musheerabad, Amberpet and Goshamahal constituencies, reported India Today.
TRS legislature party meeting tomorrow. All TRS MLAs have been asked to come to Hyderabad for the same, Business Standard reported.
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CM KCR leads by over 33,000 votes in Gajwel
K Kavitha, TRS MP, responding to TelanganaCongress' allegations of EVM tampering, said, "The losing party always says the EVMs have been tampered with, this is absolutely false. Even the CEC in a press meeting yesterday said that it is not possible to tamper EVMs. People have given victory to TRS, what Congress is claiming is false." (ANI)
ECI trends for Telangana is as follows:
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee's Uttam Kumar Reddy told ANIthat he is doubtful about the results coming out of Telangana ballot paper counting. "We're doubting that tampering could have been done in EVMs. Slips should be counted in VVPATs.All the Congress leaders will complainto RO officers. We will also complainto ECI on this matter," he said.
TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao is leading by 9,212 votes over his Congress rival Vanteru Pratap Reddy in Gajwel constituency after the fifth round of counting, according to official figures, reported Indian Express.
