Two persons were injured in a clash between Congress and TRS supporters in Kollapur constituency in Mahabubnagar district.
A vehicle allegedly belonging to a Congress leader mysteriously caught fire in Suryapet in Nalgonda district. Bundles of currency notes of 1,000 and 500 denominations were also found burnt in the car. The driver escaped after the Innova vehicle caught fire.
The vehicle carried MLA sticker reportedly belonging to Telangana Congress committee's working president Uttam Kumar Reddy, who is seeking re-election from Huzurnagar assembly constituency.
More than 28.17 million electors are eligible to exercise their franchise in the first election in Telangana since parliament passed a bill in February for separate statehood to the region.
As many as 265 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha and 1,669 for the assembly constituencies.
Technical snag in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) led to delay in start of the polling at some polling centres.
