The Assembly elections in Telangana were held on 7 December 2018. The main contestants are the incumbent Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the Indian National Congress, Telangana Jana Samithi, and Telugu Desam Party.
The four major opposition parties in the state, the INC, the TJS, the TDP, and the CPI have announced a ‘Mahakootami’ (Grand Alliance), with an objective of defeating TRS in the elections. Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy is set to be the projected leader of ‘Mahakootami’. BJP’s leader for the election is K. Laxman who currently represents Musheerabad constituency.
Although the majority of exit polls predict a clean sweep for TRS, the state is yet to see who secures a victory.
08:00 AM
The counting of votes begins
08:13 AM TRS, Congress level it out in Telangana. Both at 2-2
Telangana caretaker Minister KT Rama Rao meets Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) workers at party office in Hyderabad. TRS is leading on 79 seats as per official ECI trends. #AssemblyElections2018Results pic.twitter.com/KqxqmW6Kdm
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Telangana: K Chandrsekhar Rao arrives at party headquarters in Hyderabad, he won from Gajwel constituency by over 50,000 votes. TRS is leading on 77 seats in the state. #AssemblyElectionResults2018 pic.twitter.com/Gry1skemYj
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TRS President and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in Hyderabad: I will actively participate in national politics. pic.twitter.com/bxEkSCa6XD
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Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM: I say this with all responsibility that K Chandrasekhar Rao has all capabilities & capacities to ensure that a non-Congress govt comes into existence when the next parliament election takes place & this country requires a non-Congress & a non-BJP govt. pic.twitter.com/P0XPQ9wexk
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