Telangana Election Result 2023| Congress Creates History, Ends KCR's 10 Year Rule

Telangana Election Result 2023: Congress Party surged ahead on 65 seats, leaving behind the ruling BRS with only 40, with BJP and AIMIM trailing with leads in 8 and 7 seats.

Telangana Election Result 2023

Telangana Election Result 2023 LIVE: In the eagerly awaited Telangana Election Results 2023, as the day unfolded, the Congress party emerged victorious and will claim the mandate for the next five years.

In the recently concluded Telangana Assembly elections, K Chandrashekhar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi accepted defeat as the Congress gained an early and sustained lead, ultimately crossing the majority mark. The atmosphere in Hyderabad is filled with jubilation as the Congress is forging ahead in more than 60 seats. Sharing his thoughts, KTR, a prominent figure in the BRS, offered heartfelt congratulations to the Congress for their victory and extended warm wishes.

The Congress has emerged strongly with 65 seats, outpacing the ruling BRS, which is trailing with only 40 seats. The BJP and AIMIM are following behind with leads in 8 and 6 seats, respectively. With a total of 119 seats in the Telangana Assembly, political parties must secure a minimum of 60 seats to form a government. The unfolding events reflect the vibrant and dynamic nature of democratic processes, shaping the course of governance in the state.

03 December 2023

15:46 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023 Live: KTR congratulates Congress

"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. Congratulations to Congress party on winning the mandate. Wishing you Good Luck," KTR wrote on X.

14:36 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023 Live: Congress Ahead With 66 Seats

Congress maintains lead in 65 seats while the BRS is leading in 39, BJP in 8 and AIMIM in 6.

14:02 IST

నిన్న, నేడు, రేపు మీరే నా బలం..

తెలంగాణ రక్షణ కై కదిలిన కాంగ్రెస్ దళం.#TelanganaElectionResults #CongressWinningTelangana#ByeByeKCR pic.twitter.com/kcH1jJt87b

— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) December 3, 2023

13:37 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023 Live: KCR In Lead By Over 8,852 Votes

After the sixth round of Counting of votes, Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao is leading against his nearest rival Eatala Rajender of BJP by 7,028 votes. However, KCR is trailing from the Kamareddy constituency. 

13:16 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023 Live: Telangana DGP, Police Officials Visit Revanth Reddy

Telangana DGP Anjani Kumar and other Police officials met state Congress president Revanth Reddy at his residence in Hyderabad. Reddy is currently leading ahead of KCR in Kamareddy. Congress party too is leading with 64 seats while KCR with 40 seats. 

#WATCH | Telangana DGP Anjani Kumar and other Police officials meet state Congress president Revanth Reddy at his residence in Hyderabad.

The party is leading on 65 of the total 119 seats in the state, ruling BRS is leading on 38 seats. pic.twitter.com/m6A9llRzgO

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

12:46 IST

Telangana Assembly Election: A Unique Leader - Congress' Revanth Reddy

Telangana Congress Chief Revanth Reddy seems to have changed the course of Congress in the state.  The 56-year-old politician joined the party only six years ago and has swiftly risen to become the state unit’s working president, MP and, is currently, Telangana Congress president. Reddy's style of leading has earned praise as well as criticism.

12:16 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023: Party-Wise Results And Leading Candidates, Check Full List Here

The nation's attention is focused on Telangana as Telangana Election Results 2023 Live Updates arrive, revealing if Chandra Shekhar Rao earns his third consecutive term as Chief Minister or if the Congress's 'Six Guarantees' work their magic. Will the BJP's gamble on a leader from the backward classes, on the other hand, prove strategic in this politically diverse state? Telangana's diverse political mosaic presents a range of possibilities in the Telangana Election Results 2023.

11:52 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023: BRS's Maganti Gopinath Leads Ahead of Mohammed Azharuddin In Jubilee Hills

As per the ECI website, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, who joined the Indian National Congress in 2009, is trailing in the electoral race against Maganti Gopinath (the current legislator) of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti. 

11:29 IST

Telangana Election Result: Congress Celebrates After Crossing Majority

Congress party members celebrate as party lead in poll results. Party members burst firecrackers outside the office of the party's state unit in Hyderabad. 

#WATCH | Congress cadre burst firecrackers outside the office of the party's state unit in Hyderabad as the party leads on 52 seats in Telangana pic.twitter.com/3Agy3Ha0rt

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

11:20 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023: Congress calls for INDIA alliance meeting on Dec 6

Congress calls for the next INDIA alliance meeting on December 6. Party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge dials alliance partners for a meeting in Delhi. 

10:46 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023: Congress Workers Celebrate On Crossing Majority Mark

Congress workers celebrate as the party takes lead with 65 seats, BRS 45, BJP in 6. 

Telangana election results: Congress workers celebrate as latest trends show lead on 51 seats, BRS 29, BJP in 6

Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/FXDmPJxX6K#TelanganaElections #Telangana #Congress #BRS #BJP pic.twitter.com/SFQAmi429j

— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) December 3, 2023

10:35 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023 Live: Telangana Congress VP criticizes KCR's poaching agenda and predicts victory in elections

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Vice President criticizes KCR's poaching agenda and expresses confidence in winning over 80 seats in the upcoming elections.

#WATCH | | On buses stationed at Hyderabad's Taj Krishna, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Vice President, Kiran Kumar Chamala says, "You all know KCR style of functioning, poaching is his main agenda. So we have taken some measurements, but after seeing the result today, the… https://t.co/7YcpjXFj5f pic.twitter.com/fGJxMXXOBN

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

10:17 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023 Live: 'Congress Tsunami In Telangana', Party tweets on crossing majority mark

Telangana Election Results 2023 Live: In a post on X, the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee wrote, "Congress tsunami in Telangana: Congress reached the magic figure with a lead of 60 seats." The Congress was leading in 65 out of the 119 seats in Telangana on Sunday when the votes polled in the November 30 Assembly elections were taken up for counting. The initial trends showed the national party was racing ahead of the incumbent BRS, which was leading in 39 seats. At the start of counting at 8 am, postal ballots were first taken up. BJP and AIMIM were ahead in 6 and 4 seats, respectively. 

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— Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) December 3, 2023

10:06 IST

Telangana Election Result: Exit Poll Predictions 

Multiple exit polls predict the Congress could end KCR's reign in India's youngest state. However, India TV-CNX exit polls had predicted BRS, the current ruling party to return to power with 70 seats. 

09:56 IST

Telangana Election Result: BRS Leader Vishnu Reddy 'Hopes To Perform Their Best' 

"We you go to polls, you also hope to perform your best and expect the best of the bests. Before polls, we did say that we will be crossing the 88 plus-mark but now looking at multiple factors that have unfolded during the campaign... We are still confident that we will return to power," says BRS leader Vishnu Reddy. 

09:43 IST

Telangana Election Result: Congress Supporters Gather Outside State Party Chief House

Congress supporters gather outside the residence of state party chief Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad and raise slogans as the party shows lead. As per the latest official EC trends, Congress is leading on 10 seats, BRS on 6 and BJP on 1 in the state.

#WATCH | Telangana | Congress supporters gather outside the residence of state party chief Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad and raise slogans as the party shows lead.

As per the latest official EC trends, Congress is leading on 10 seats, BRS on 6 and BJP on 1 in the state. pic.twitter.com/NinsP8e4IU

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

09:34 IST

Telangana Election Result 2023: KCR Leads In Gajwel

While there is no official update regarding Gajwel on Election Commission of India (ECI) website, several media repots claimed that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao leading in his 'bastion' Gajwel, while his rival Etala Rajinder is trailing. 

09:25 IST

Telangana Election Result Update: AICC In-Charge Manikrao Thakare Observes Early Trends

Congress Telangana in-charge Manikrao Thakare along with party leaders observes early trends in election results, in Hyderabad.

09:09 IST

Telangana Election Result: Mohammad Azharuddin Leads In Jubilee Hills

Former cricketer and Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin, who is contesting from Jubilee Hills in Telangana, is leading from the constituency. Azharuddin contested against BRS' Maganti Gopinath and BJP's Lankala Deepak Kumar.

08:43 IST

Telangana Vote Counting 2023: Congress Leads On 52 Seats, BRS On 28

The Congress is leading in 52 seats, while the ruling BRS is leading in 28. AIMIM and BJP are leading on 03 seats each. These are early leads in postal ballots. The EVMs are yet to be opened.

08:42 IST

Telangana Elections 2023: BRS Leader Malla Reddy Visits Temple As Counting Begins

BRS minister Ch Malla Reddy, who is contested from Medchal, on Sunday offered his prayers at a temple in Bogaram. A video of the minister praying to the deity for the party's success in the 2023 assembly election was shared by the PTI. 

While filing the nomination, Malla Reddy had declared that he possesses properties to the tune of Rs 45 crore, but does not have a single rupee, in terms of cash-in-hand, nor does he own a bike or car. He has one case pending against him, it was revealed.

08:26 IST

Telangana Assembly Election 2023: Manikrao Thakare Says Congress Will Win 70 Seats

With counting of votes underway, Congress Telangana in charge Manikrao Thakare says, "...We will get over 70 seats in the state. Exit polls also show the same." He earlier claimed that 60 per cent of the entire Telangana budget was in the hands of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao's family and one can't expect justice to any section of the people.

08:19 IST

Assembly Election 2023: Meals Prepared At BJP headquarters

Meals are being prepared at the BJP headquarters in Delhi ahead of the counting of votes in four states - Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.  All arrangements made at the headquarters for monitoring the counting of votes.

07:56 IST

Telangana Assembly elections: How Accurate Were Exit Polls In 2018?

While they accurately predicted a tight contest in Madhya Pradesh and a Congress win in Rajasthan, they were well off the mark in Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. In Telangana, five major exit polls predicted a Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) majority, but failed to predict the scale of its victory. The average of exit polls put the ruling party's tally at 68, with the BRS going on to eventually win 88 in the 119-member Assembly. The polls also overestimated the Congress’s chances, predicting 39 seats compared to its actual tally of just 19.

07:52 IST

Telangana Assembly Election 2018: When TRS Won 88 Of 119 Seats

In the last assembly elections in 2018, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) won a landslide bagging 88 seats out of 119. The Congress could win only 19 and the BJP 1. 

07:51 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023 Updates: CM KCR Contesting From 2 Segments

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is contesting from two segments-Gajwel and Kamareddy. In a post on X, BRS working president K T Rama Rao had earlier said, "After a long time had a peaceful sleep. Exit polls can take a hike. Exact polls will give us good news." Dismissing some exit-poll surveys that suggested that the ruling BRS will fall short of a majority in the Assembly polls, Rama Rao had said the Chandrasekhar Rao-led dispensation will return to power with over 70 seats.

07:51 IST

Telangana Assembly Election 2023: BRS Contesting On All 119 Seats

The BRS has fielded candidates in all 119 seats while the Congress gave one seat to its ally CPI. The BJP and Janasena contested 111 and 8 seats respectively in a pre-poll pact. The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM has put up candidates in nine segments in the city.

07:46 IST

Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: 2290 Contestants In Fray  

As many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray including key candidates such as Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao from two constituencies – Kamareddy and Gajwel, his minister-son KT Rama Rao from Sircilla, Telangana Congress unit chief A Revanth Reddy from Kamareddy and Kodangal, senior BJP leader Eatala Rajender from Gajwel and Huzurabad, and BJP Lok Sabha member Bandi Sanjay Kumar from Karimnagar.

T Harish Rao and Chamakura Mallareddy of the BRS, Mohammad Azharuddin, N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka of the Congress and Akbaruddin Owaisi of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) are also in the fray. 

07:42 IST

CNX exit poll has predicted 63-79 seats for the Congress, 31-47 for the BRS and two to four for the BJP. The P-Marq poll gave 58-71 to the Congress and 37-51 to the BRS. According to Jan ki Baat, Congress is poised to win 48 to 64 seats in Telangana. It said BRS could win 40 to 55 seats and BJP 7 to 13 seats. Today's Chanakya projected 71 ± 9 seats for Congress, 7 ± 5 seats for the BJP, 33 ± 9 seats for the BRS and 8 ± 3 seats for Others including AIMIM.

07:40 IST

Telangana Vote Counting 2023: Will Congress Dash KCR's Hattrick Hope?

After wresting Karnataka from the BJP in May, the Congress is eyeing Madhya Pradesh and Telangana and is hoping to retain power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. According to the predicted vote share, the BRS will get 36 per cent of the votes, while the BJP will bag only 14 per cent of the votes. The Congress is likely to score a spectacular win in Telangana, preventing a record third term for K Chandrashekhar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). 

07:35 IST

Telangana Election Results 2023 LIVE Updates: Security Stepped Up At Counting Centre In Hyderabad

The authorities stepped up the security at the counting centre in Hyderabad as the counting of votes will begin shortly for the 119 seats in the state at 8 am on Sunday. A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place and only people holding valid passes will be allowed to enter the counting centres, election officials said.

07:33 IST

Assembly Election Results 2023: Congress Appoints AICC Observers In 4 States

Ahead of the counting of votes on Sunday, the Congress appointed AICC Observers to coordinate the meetings of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, senior party leaders Deepa Das Munshi, Ajoy Kumar, K Muraleedharan and KJ George have been made Observers for Telangana.

07:31 IST

Telangana Election Vote Counting: Jangaon Recorded Highest Turnout

Telangana had recorded a voter turnout of 70.60 per cent on the polling day - November 30. The turnout was the highest in Jangaon at 83.34 per cent, trailed closely by Narasampet at 83 per cent, and Dubbak at 82.75 per cent. The voting percentage in Hyderabad was low at only 39.97 per cent. In all, 32.6 million voters were enrolled and 35,655 polling stations were set up across the state.

07:29 IST

Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Campaign Ended On Nov 28

The high-octane campaign for the November 30 Telangana Assembly polls ended at 5 pm on Tuesday (November 28), after witnessing the longest poll season compared to the other four states — Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram—where elections have already been held.

07:28 IST

Assembly Election Results: Congress Worker Dresses Up As Lord Hanuman

Ahead of the counting of 4-state elections, a Congress worker came dressed as Lord Hanuman and stood outside the party headquarters in Delhi. Speaking to the camera, he said, "Truth will triumph. Jai Sri Ram!"

07:25 IST

Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023

The elections for the 119-members assembly were held in single-phase on November 30. According to Election Commission, a voter turnout of 70.60 per cent was recorded for Telangana election.

07:22 IST

Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Counting Begins At 8 AM

The counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly election will begin at 8 am, according to the Election Commission. The counting will finally decide who will win the three-cornered battle between Congress, BJP and BRS.