Telangana Assembly elections 2018 News
All exit poll results announced last week for the just-concluded Assembly elections turned out to be way off the predictions.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo and state caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will swear-in as the Chief Minister of Telangana on Thursday. The party swept the Telangana Assembly elections 2018, bagging 88 out of the 119 Assembly seats.
The most thrilling and intense battle of the day was fought in Madhya Pradesh, where both the Congress as well as the BJP were locked in a tough and nail-biting contest.
Rahul said that the verdict was an indication of the people to the Prime Minister that he has not been able to deliver the promises that he made.
Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Rahul Gandhi for previously calling his AIMIM as the 'C Team' of BJP.
Soon after the vote count began at 8 am, it became clear that Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party will sweep back to power with almost three-fourths majority.
Uttam Kumar Reddy of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee says he suspects EVMs were tampered with.
TRS is in a clear lead and all set to gain a majority in the state.
Speaking after the remarkable performance in the elections, KCR told mediapersons that he was now ready to play an active role in Indian politics.
The counting of votes for Telangana Assembly elections 2018 began at 8 am on Tuesday, deciding the fate of as many as 1,821 candidates. Most of the exit polls for Telangana, where voter turnout was recorded at 73.20%, have suggested that incumbent Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao will retain power. The results will be declared on eciresults.nic.in.
K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is headed towards securing absolute majority in Assembly elections 2018. As per latest trends, the TRS is leading on 90 seats while the Congress-led Prajakutami is far behind with leads on 15 seats. The BJP and others are leading on four and five seats respectively.
After hours of a neck-and-neck fight, the Congress is inching towards the halfway mark against the BJP in Madhya Pradesh.
TRS is leading in Telangana but the opposition's alliance is expected to give a tough fight to KC Rao's party.
Most exit polls have suggested that incumbent Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao will retain power.
While BJP leaders have sought to de-link the state polls from the next year's Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has asserted that the mandate would send a "clear message" against the Narendra Modi government.
Owaisi went on his bike to meet Telangana Chief Minister.
When the then UPA government at the Centre announced the creation of a separate state of Telangana, the TRS supremo was the undisputed choice to become the first chief minister of the state.
The 119-member Telangana Assembly was dissolved in September, eight months before its term was to end, on the recommendation of the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government paving way for early elections.
Political bigwigs like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao spearheaded the campaign.
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