Telangana Election Results 2023 LIVE: KCR Quits As Chief Minister After Congress Defeats BRS
Telangana Assembly Polls 2023: In the 119-seat Assembly, the majority mark is at 60
New Delhi:
K Chandrashekhar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Sunday conceded defeat in the Telangana Assembly elections after the Congress looked poised to form the government in the state. Celebrations have begun in Hyderabad as Congress won 60 seats in the 119-member assembly.
Taking to X, party leader KTR congratulated the Congress on winning the mandate and wished them good luck.
Hours later, Chief Minister KCR submitted his resignation to the Governor.
The BRS has so far won 34 seats and leading on five.
The BJP has won eight seats, while AIMIM has secured five.
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The BJP, which could win just one seat in the 2018 Telangana assembly polls, has almost doubled its vote share this year and bettered its seat tally in the southern state.
Its vote share increased from 7 per cent in 2018 to 13.88 per cent in the present assembly polls. The party also secured eight seats.
As Congress emerged victorious in Telangana, party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra termed it the victory of the people of the state.
“The people of Telangana have created history and given the mandate in favour of the Congress party. This is the victory of the people of Telangana. This is the victory of the people of the state and every worker of the Congress party,” she said in a post shared on X
She also welcomed the mandate given by the people of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where Congress lost.
“The people of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have assigned the role of opposition to the Congress Party. The people’s mandate is on the head,” she said.
Congress has secured 60 seats in the 119-member assembly and is leading in two.
KCR’s BRS has so far won 34 seats and leading on five.
The BJP has won eight seats, while AIMIM has secured five.
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KCR submits his resignation to the Governor after Congress stuns the ruling party and secures big Telangana win. The Congress was leading in 65 seats whereas the KCR’s party was ahead in 39 seats. The majority mark is 60.
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“KTR Has Welcomed Congress, I Too Thank BRS”: Telangana Congress Chief After Huge Win
Revanth Reddy, Telangana Congress chief, called for co-operation in the functioning of the government as his party raced ahead of incumbent BRS. “This should be the spirit for the functioning of the government. We will make policies, but suggestion is opposition’s responsibility,” he said, pointing out that top BRS leader KTR has welcomed the Congress party’s win in the state.
The bond with Telangana is unbreakable and the BJP will continue to work for the people of the state, underscored Prime Minister Narendra Modi shortly after the KCR-led party conceded defeat and the Congress emerged the big winner. The BJP was a distant third. The PM spotlighted that the BJP has been gaining ground in the southern state and that it will keep working to build that further up.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao expressed his disappointment over his party performance in Telangana and congratulated the Congress. “Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving the BRS party two consecutive terms of government. Not saddened over the result today, but surely disappointed as it was not in the expected lines for us. But we will take this in our stride as a learning and will bounce back. Congratulations to the Congress party on winning the mandate. Wishing you Good Luck,” KTR posted on X.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao expressed his disappointment over his party performance in Telangana and congratulated the Congress. “Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving the BRS party two consecutive terms of government. Not saddened over the result today, but surely disappointed as it was not in the expected lines for us. But we will take this in our stride as a learning and will bounce back. Congratulations to the Congress party on winning the mandate. Wishing you Good Luck,” KTR posted on X.
BJP Gains Big In Vote Percentage In Telangana
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Sunday said that the common people’s faith in PM Modi’s guarantees and his development model led the BJP to head for victory in three states and increased vote percentage in Telangana.
Telangana Election Results: “Succeeded In Making…”: Union Minister On BJP’s Performance
“Despite the barriers of language and region, and misgiving spread about BJP in Telangana, we have succeeded in making inroads,” Union minister Jitendra Singh tells NDTV
Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving @BRSparty two consecutive terms of Government 🙏
Not saddened over the result today, but surely disappointed as it was not in expected lines for us. But we will take this in our stride as a learning and will bounce back…
– KTR (@KTRBRS) December 3, 2023
The Congress heading for a huge win in Telangana, while K Chandrasekhar Rao – the two-time Chief Minister – is trailing from one of the two seats he is contesting.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Congress was expecting a victory in the Telangana assembly elections. Siddaramaiah also refuted the poaching reports and said that their MLAs “are not going anywhere”.
“In Telangana, we have crossed the major mark and guess we are in a comfortable position. BJP’s entire campaign was anti-BRS, and BRS is only 41. There are far away from the majority mark,” Congress’s Mita Chakravorty.
Telangana Election Results 2023: Congress Declares Victory on 3 Seats
The Congress, which is leading on over 60 seats in Telangana, has claimed victory on three seats in the state. Taking to X, the party congratulated Koram Kanakaiah of Illandu, Jare Adinarayana Rao of Ashwaraopet and Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy of Nalgonda.
Telangana Election Results: “Revanth Reddy Led From The Front”: Congress’s Shama Mohamed
“Revanth Reddy has done a fantastic campaign. He led from the front. There is no denying that he did a good job,” Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed to NDTV
The Congress has crushed the BRS’s hat-trick dream in Telangana, leads show as the grand old party surged ahead on 68 seats leaving the ruling party with leads on only 35 seats. The BJP is struggling to get to the double digits while the AIMIM is leading on 3 seats.
The Congress has surged ahead in Telangana. If the trend continues, this will be the first time that Telangana sees another party at the helm other than K Chandrashekar Rao-led BRS.
In early leads, KCR is set to retain Gajwel. He is currently trailing in his second constituency of Kamareddy
“It was expected. Right from when Rahul Gandhi did bharat jodo yatra, the cadre has been really excited. We have been seeing for the last 3-4 months, how the ground situation is. The people of Telangana are fed up with the BRs govt. There is no fear about our MLA or candidates being in trouble. We will be in trouble. Definitely, we will be sweeping into power,” Mansur Ali Khan, Congress leader to NDTV.
The Congress is still holding on to the top spot in Telangana over two hours after counting of votes began, show early leads. The party is currently leading on 70 seats while the ruling BRS is nearly halfway behind — gaining on 37 seats. The BJP is leading on 8 while the AIMIM is leading on 3.
“I think Congress defeating a regional party BRS is huge. That’s the big headline. In Chhattisgarh, our showing despite BJP trying every dirty trick is big. In Rajasthan, this is our best performance,” says Supriya Shrinate, Congress spokesperson.
Two hours into the counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly elections, early trends show the Congress surging ahead past the 60-seat mark as the ruling BRS inches closer. The BJP and AIMIM are trailing in the state.
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“Congress tsunami in Telangana: Congress reached the magic figure with a lead of 60 seats,” the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee said in a post on X.
తెలంగాణాలో కాంగ్రెస్ సునామీ:
60 సీట్ల ఆధిక్యంతో మేజిక్ ఫిగర్ ను చేరుకున్న కాంగ్రెస్.– Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) December 3, 2023
Luxury buses seen outside Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad. Five-star hotel bookings have already started in Telangana (a step political parties usually take to secure their leaders against poaching)
Hour and a half into counting, here’s how Telangana parties are performing
Parties start booking five-star hotels in Telangana to prevent ppaching of MLAs
Over an hour into counting of votes for Telangana Assembly elections, the Congress has breached the halfway mark, gaining leads on 65 seats, show very early trends.
Congress leads on 63 seats while BRS is placed second gaining leads on 25 seats, show very early treands.
Early Leads: How Heavyweights Are Doing
KCR – leads in Gajwel, trails in Kamareddy
Eatala Rajendar – leads
Akbar Udain Owaisi – trails
Raja Singh – leads
Harish rao – leads
KT Rama Rao – leads
Revanth Reddy – leads
Congress halfway-mark to majority, leading on 44 seats with the BRS following behind on 21 seats and BJP lagging with only 9, show early leads.
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
