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Telangana Election results live: KCR's TRS demolishes opposition, wins a landslide

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 11, 2018, 23:28:54 IST

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Telangana Election results live: KCR's TRS demolishes opposition, wins a landslide

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao led TRS on Tuesday steamrolled a feeble opposition challenge to win the assembly elections by a landslide, riding pro-Telangana sentiments and the success of a raft of populist schemes launched by his government. Stay with TOI for all election-related updates

08:25 (IST) Dec 11

Congress workers performing 'hawan' outside Rahul Gandhi's residence in Delhi

08:16 (IST) Dec 11

First trends out: TRS ahead on one seat in Telangana

08:11 (IST) Dec 11

Service votes polled through ETPBS(electronic mode) are being counted in Telangana

08:10 (IST) Dec 11

Postal ballots counting started in 43 centres so far

08:10 (IST) Dec 11

TRS candidate from Nagarkurnool Marri Janardhan Reddy claims Congress offered to ‘buy’ him

08:04 (IST) Dec 11

Counting begins at 119 counting centers across Telangana for Legislative Assembly polls. Postal ballots are being counted first.

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08:02 (IST) Dec 11

In the previous election, BJP contested in 45 seats allied with TDP and won five seats—Musheerabad, Khairatabad, Uppal, Goshamahal and Amberpet. Hoping to emerge as a political force in the state, BJP national leadership has been giving special emphasis on the Telangana for the past two years. While BJP national president Amit Shah visited the state five times since May 2017 and addressed more than a dozen public meetings in the past two months, prime minister Narendra Modi toured twice and addressed public meetings at Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar and Nizamabad. Apart from the two bigwigs, union ministers, chief ministers from BJP ruled states and party leaders were roped in the election campaign.

07:59 (IST) Dec 11

BJP’s expectation of a rise in vote share percentage may mean a happier TRS

For state BJP, which fought the election alone claiming itself as the only alternative party in the state, the results will be a real litmus test. The party has contested in 118 seats (one seat is given to Yuva Telangana party). BJP has been claiming that it would win Telangana elections and it would be its gateway for the South. Needless to say, they would improve BJP’s Lok Sabha chances a lot.

07:56 (IST) Dec 11

In the last assembly elections TRS had won 63 seats, Congress 21, TDP 15, AIMIM 7, BJP 5 and others won 8 seats

07:53 (IST) Dec 11

Victory rallies not allowed in Telangana, say cops

Hours before counting of votes is taken up, additional director-general of police (Law and Order) Jitender said no victory processions will be allowed across the state. Briefing the media about security arrangements being made for counting of votes on Tuesday, Jitender said: “No permission will be given for taking out victory processions after the results are declared.”

07:51 (IST) Dec 11

Confident of win: Kutami leaders to Rahul Gandhi

AICC general secretary in charge of Telangana, R C Khuntia and TPCC president N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday informed party president Rahul Gandhi that the People’s Front had bright prospects of winning Telangana polls. They met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and told him that increase in the polling percentage wil work in favour of the Kutami as large number of people came out to vote against TRS due to anti-imcumbency.They also informed Rahul that Congress has put in place Plan-A and Plan-B. While Plan-A will be implemented in case of a clear majority and that Plan-B will be made effective in case of the mandate throwing up a hung house.

07:50 (IST) Dec 11

‘Threat to Congress leaders, increase security cover’

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy on Monday demanded that security of top leaders of the party should be increased as there is threat to their lives.

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07:48 (IST) Dec 11

Congress keeps chopper, camp ready to thwart poaching

Congress is likely to airlift Praja Kutami candidates and prospective independents in case of a fractured verdict on Tuesday. It has reportedly made arrangements to this effect. The move to keep the flock together and prevent possible poaching by rival parties comes after its bitter experience in government formation in Goa and Meghalaya earlier this year.

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07:46 (IST) Dec 11

As per the Supreme Court order, the Governor has to first invite the single largest party to form the government. Our’s is a pre-poll alliance. The Praja Kutami, consisting of Congress, TDP, TJS and CPI, should be considered as one party

Uttam Kumar Reddy

07:44 (IST) Dec 11

Congress alliance solidarity show at Raj Bhawan, seeks first invite

In its effort to build up pressure on Governor E S L Narasimhan to recognise the Congress-led Praja Kutami and invite it first to form the govenment, in case the alliance emerges as the single largest party after results are declared on Tuesday, a delegation of Kutami leaders submitted a memorandum to this effect to the Governor at Raj Bhavan here on Monday.

07:41 (IST) Dec 11

Both KCR and MIM had declared much before the polls that they were ‘friendly parties’. Though TRS fielded its candidates from the seven seats the MIM held, it was only as a strategy and not really to dislodge the MIM. However, in another seat Rajendranagar, both MIM and TRS fielded candidates, which appeared to be a serious contest.

07:40 (IST) Dec 11

I am sure he will not require MIM’s support but we will stand with him like we have always done in the past

Asaduddin Owaisi

07:39 (IST) Dec 11

MIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi made a quick ride to Pragathi Bhavan on Monday and reassured chief minister and TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao of his party’s support to TRS, if required, after results for the Telangana assembly elections to be declared on Tuesday do not offer a simple majority for the ruling party.

07:37 (IST) Dec 11

For the Praja Kutami, Naidu and Rahul conducted several road shows, while Sonia Gandhi too addressed a public meeting at Medchal.

07:37 (IST) Dec 11

For the BJP, which contested in 118 seats, prime minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president Amit Shah, Union external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, chief ministers from BJP-ruled states and many others campaigned.

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