Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS crushes all, gets absolute majority

Hyderabad: The ruling TRS looked set to sweep the assembly polls in Telangana, with its candidates leading in 90 constituencies, leaving challenger People's Front led by the Congress way behind. Trends were available for all but one of the 119 seats of the state assembly. Celebrations have started in earnest across several offices of TRS in Hyderabad other parts of the state. TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao himself won by a margin of over 51,000 votes from his Gajwel seat, trouncing V Pratap Reddy of the Congress. His son and minister K T Rama Rao is leading in Sircilla by 15,096 votes after the third round of counting over his Congress rival K K Mahender Reddy. According to PTI, Telangana Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy was leading in Huzurnagar by 1852 votes over his nearest TRS rival Saidi Reddy after the third round. Though most exit polls had forecast a victory for the TRS, some had predicted a close contest with the 'Praja Katumi' (People's Front) led by the Congress which also includes the TDP, CPI and the newly formed TJS. The opposition alliance, however, appeared set for a drubbing in Telangana. The Congress party, though on course of making major gains in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, failed to make inroads into the citadel of Rao, widely credited for the creation of Telangana.

11/12/2018 21:51:59

The much touted tie-up between the Congress and Telugu Desam Party, which took on the TRS in
the December 7 elections, came a cropper with the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister-led outfit winning a mere two seats. The Congress, which won 21 seats in the previous elections in 2014, secured 19 this time.

11/12/2018 21:45:31

Congratulations to Shri K. Chandrashekar Rao ji and @trspartyonline for the impressive victory in Telangana assembly elections.— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 11, 2018

11/12/2018 21:18:12

K Chandrasekhar Rao to be elected TRS legislature party leader on Wednesday. A meeting of the legislature party has been convened at
11.30 AM in Hyderabad on Wednesday, PTI said citing sources.

11/12/2018 21:10:50

TRS has won on 79 seats, is leading 9 seats.

11/12/2018 20:54:52

T Raja Singh Lodh is BJP's lone candidate to win from Telangana, defeating TRS candidate Prem Singh Rathore by 17,734 votes in Goshamahal constituency

11/12/2018 20:39:03

Ramadoss greets Telangana CM:
PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Tuesday greeted TRS leader and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on his party's victory in Assembly elections.
"I extend my heartfelt greetings and wishes to you and the people of Telangana on behalf of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)," Ramadoss said.

The PMK leader praised Rao for his achievements as Chief Minister in the fields of agriculture, irrigation, education, health, industry and employment.
(IANS)

11/12/2018 19:07:26

Counting for 114 seats has been done so far, of which TRS has won 84 seats and is leading at 3 seats. AIMIM has won 7 seats .

11/12/2018 19:04:54

TRS nominee M Gopal wins Musheerabad Assembly segment securing 72,919 votes; wrests seat from sitting MLA and Telangana BJP president K Laxman who comes third with 30,769
while the Congress' Anil Kumar is second with 36,031 votes.

11/12/2018 19:02:29

AIMIM retains seven seats in Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) maintained its grip on Hyderabad politics, retaining seven Assembly seats in the Telangana capital.

The party's floor leader in the dissolved Assembly, Akbaruddin Owaisi, was re-elected from Chandrayangutta constituency for the fifth consecutive term.

He defeated his nearest rival Sayyad Shahezadi of the BJP by over 80,000 votes.

The other winners of the AIMIM are Mumtaz Ahmed Khan (Charminar), Ahmed Pasha Quadri (Yakutpura), Jaffar Hussain (Nampalli), Ahmed Bin Abdullah Balala (Malakpet), Moazzam Khan (Bahadurpura) and Kausar Mohiuddin (Karwan).

11/12/2018 17:43:07

Telangana proved to be a non-Congress, non-BJP state; TRS to play crucial role in national politics: TRS chief Rao.

11/12/2018 17:42:49

TRS dedicates victory in assembly poll to Telangana people: Party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.

11/12/2018 17:30:43

Asaduddin Owaisi: After seeing K Chandrasekhar Rao from very close quarters I feel that this nation deserves a leader like him&I hope that next step he'll take will be successful&I'll stand shoulder to shoulder with him ensuring that in '19 election there's a non-Congress & non-BJP govt.

11/12/2018 17:29:26

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.

11/12/2018 15:01:25

Telangana caretaker minister and TRS candidate Talasani Srinivas Yadav wins from Sanath Nagar constituency by 30,217 votes.

11/12/2018 15:14:34

TRS president and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao wins Gajwel assembly constituency by a margin of over 51,000 votes.

11/12/2018 13:00:06

Telangana state Congress chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy is leading in Huzurnagar constituency by 1,852 votes over his rival Saidi Reddy of TRS after the third round.

11/12/2018 11:51:15

Official ECI trends: TRS leading on 90 seats, Congress leading on 16 seats, AIMIM on 5 seats, BJP leading on 1 seat, and others on 3 seats in Telangana.

11/12/2018 11:00:18

Celebrations outside Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party office in Hyderabad as it takes big lead in initial trends.

11/12/2018 10:37:19

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao's daughter K. Kavitha said on Tuesday that there was never a doubt that the party will retain power with a huge majority. Kavitha, a member of the Lok Sabha, said there was no anti-incumbency as the TRS government had done well on all fronts during the last four-and-a-half years. The TRS leader said the so-called tough fight between the TRS and Congress-led People's Front was showcased only on paper. She told a news channel that Telangana had voted for development. "KCR's hard work has paid off," said Kavitha, adding that it was both welfare programmes and Telangana pride which worked for the party in this election. The Nizamabad MP said Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu hijacked the People's Front to hide his failures in Andhra Pradesh. She said after this huge victory, KCR would now focus on national politics to work for an alternative to both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. (IANS)

11/12/2018 10:00:12

#ABPResults - Hyderabad: AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi wins from Chandrayan Gutta constituency. #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/EIx6yLaXTg— ABP News (@abpnewstv) December 11, 2018

11/12/2018 09:43:36

Trends at 9:43 am: TRS 66, Cong 32, BJP 2 , Others 9

11/12/2018 09:36:55

Sensex at 34,458.86, down by over 500 points

11/12/2018 08:56:21

Telangana is seeing a close contest between Congress+ and TRS. Both are locked at 30 seats after 50 minutes fo counting. BJP is ahead in 3 seats while the rest have 4.

11/12/2018 08:46:27

In Telangana's 199 seats - Congress+ is ahead in 22 while KCR's TRS is leading in 15 seats. BJP is at 2 while Others have 3.

11/12/2018 08:29:43

Congress+ is giving TRS a close fight in Telangana where it is ahead in 7 seats. KCR's party is leading in 6 seats. BJP is ahead in 1 while Others at 3.

11/12/2018 08:19:54

Congress and TRS area both ahead in two seats each according initial trends coming in.

11/12/2018 08:08:23

First trend in favour of TRS and Congress in Telangana

11/12/2018 07:31:23

The BJP had won just five seats in the 2014 assembly polls that were held in undivided Andhra Pradesh. It had contested the poll in alliance with N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party.

11/12/2018 07:30:14

For its part, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has repeatedly said that it would get a second term with a two-third majority. Congress leaders have claimed that the alliance would win 75 to 80 seats in the 119-member Assembly, which went to the polls on December 7.

11/12/2018 07:29:46

Leaders of the Congress-led alliance in Telangana were upbeat on Monday over the combine's electoral prospects in the state, discounting exit polls, most of which predicted that the TRS would return to power.

11/12/2018 07:28:22

#Telangana: Visuals from Congress Office in Hyderabad. Counting of votes to be conducted for the state assembly elections at 8 am today. pic.twitter.com/VtSw6RkID6— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018

Background

Some exit polls have suggested indicate a clear edge to K Chandrashekar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi. The"Praja Kutami" alliance of Congress, Telugu Desam Party, CPI and Kodandaram-led Telangana Jana Samithi, have exuded confidence of forming the government in the country's youngest state. Anticipating a fractured poll mandate in Telangana, the BJP believes it would play a "vital role" in the formation of the government in the southern state. AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has fielded candidates in eight assembly segments in Hyderabad and is supporting TRS in other segments.