The counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Telangana is underway, with a fiery contest expected between Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Congress, and BJP. Check out the top contenders for the Chief Minister post in Telangana.
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.
Etela Rajender is an Indian politician from Telangana. He served as the first Finance Minister of Telangana state from 2014 to 2018 and as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021.
The total number of seats in a state's Legislative Assembly determines the majority vote in each state Assembly.
In every state, the majority mark consists of half of the total Assembly seats plus an additional seat. There are 119 seats in the Telangana Assembly and the majority mark is 60.
Also, BJP's Bandi Sanjay Kumar is leading in Karimnagar and BRS' Sabitha Indra Reddy in Maheshwaram.
In the 2018 Telangana Assembly Election, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) led by K Chandrasekhar Rao formed the government after getting 88 seats in the Assembly.
In the 2014 Telangana Election, the TRS won a majority with 63 seats while the Congress managed to get just 21 seats.