Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023 Live Updates: A delegation of Telangana Congress leaders Sunday met Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to claim the formation of the government with 65 members in the newly elected House in the state, news agency PTI reported.
A meeting of newly-elected Congress MLAs would be held Tuesday morning, the report said.
“We have met the Governor to claim the formation of the Govt with 65 members in this newly elected House", Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, one of the AICC observers in Telangana, said after meeting the Telangana Governor.
"We have called a meeting of the newly elected MLAs tomorrow at 9:30 am. We have a procedure in the Congress party that we will follow", he said.
Telangana Final Result: In a dramatic electoral performance, Congress Sunday won 64 of the total 119 seats in Telangana. The Congress tally is well past the half way mark and the party is now set to form government for the first time after the formation of Telangana State.
The BRS which was ruling Telangana since last 10 years could win just 39 seats. AIMIM retained 7 seats it had won in the last election. The BJP won 8 and CPI bagged 1 seat.
01:00 PM: The Congress party is on course to a huge victory in Telangana if election result trends at 01:00 PM are any indications.
As per the latest vote count trends, the Congress candidates are winning on 63 of the total 119 seats in Telangana.
The ruling BRS is struggling with 42 seats whereas the BJP is expected to win 09 seats in Telangana.
In a huge set back to AIMIM, Asaduddin Owaisi's party is trailing in 5 of the 9 seats it is contesting mainly in Old Hyderabad.
09:00 AM: In a remarkable come back, the Congress - which had just 19 seats in the last Telangana assembly, is leading in 60 seats after the initial rounds of votes, according to trends at 09:00 am.
The ruling BRS is leading on 33 seats whereas BJP is ahead on 05 seats and others on 07.
Counting of votes in Telangana began today at 08:00 am. The final results are expected by today afternoon.
02:30 AM: Counting of votes for the 2023 Assembly Election in Telangana (Telangana Vidhansabha Chunav 2023) is set to start today i.e. Sunday December 03, 2023 at 08:00 AM, the Election Commission of India said.
The process will start with counting of the Postal Ballots. After the postal votes, counting of votes registered in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will start.
The Election Commission officials have made elaborate arrangements for smooth and transparent counting. Additional deployment of security personnel has also been made by the state police department on all places where counting of votes will take place.
Polling for the all the 119 seats of the Telangana Assembly, also called as Telangana Vidhan Sabha, was held in Single Phase on November 30, 2023.
The state’s overall polling percentage was a record 71.34% in the 2023 state assembly polls, down from 73.37% in 2018.
The straight fight in Telangana is between the ruling BRS and Congress, though BJP, Asauddin Owaisi's AIMIM and other parties too are in fray.
According to the Election Commission, polling in Telangana took place at 35,655 polling stations from 7 AM till 5 PM Thursday. The polling came to an end by 4 PM at 13 left wing extremism affected constituencies.
Among the important candidates who are in the fray include, BRS Chief and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, BRS Working President Taraka Ramarao, BJP Lok Sabha members B Sanjay Kumar, Soyam Bapurao and Arvind Kumar, Congress Lok Sabha Members Revanth Reddy, Uttam Kumar Reddy and Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, MIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, Ex-Cricketer Mohd Azharuddin and over 100 sitting MLAs who are seeking re-election for the 3rd Assembly of the Telangana State.
In 2018 elections, BRS came to power in Telangana winning 88 of the total of 119 seats against 19 won by the Congress. AIMIM won 07 seats whereas the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) finished winning just 01 seat.
Stakes are high in Telangana for the ruling BRS as the Exit Polls are predicting Congress victory in the 2023 state polls.
All eyes are also on Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM. The party has unannounced alliance with BRS. AIMIM and BRS are trying to expand at national level. Any damage in the 2023 state polls can damage their national asiprations.
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