Telangana Election Results 2023: Congress unseats KCR's BRS, stakes claim to form government

The final results in Telangana have been declared. Take a look:

• Total Seats: 119
• Congress: 64
• BRS: 39
• BJP: 08
• AIMIM: 07
• CPI: 01

After meeting the Telangana Governor, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, "We have met the Governor to claim the formation of the Govt with 65 members in this newly elected House and we have called a meeting of the newly elected MLAs tomorrow at 9:30 am. We have a procedure in the Congress party, we will follow that..."

Congress is set to form its government in Telangana as it crosses the majority mark of 60 seats, as per the Election Commission of India.

The Election Commission of India has suspended Anjani Kumar, Director General of Police Telangana for violation of the Model Code of Conduct and relevant conduct rules, news agency ANI report. 

After securing a landslide victory in Telangana, the state's Congress chief Revanth Reddy said that the party 'value the opinion of the Opposition'.

Telangana BRS MLC K Kavitha took to her X (formerly Twitter) account and thanked the 'social media warriors' of the party. 

Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy addresses a press conference after taking a major lead in the trends for Assembly elections 2023. As per the trends, Congress party is set to form government in Telangana, dethroning Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). 

Chandrayangutta is a stronghold of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). In the past, the AIMIM leader has won the seat twice and now made a hatrick of his victory from the Chandrayangutta seat. Asaduddin faced major competition from Muppi Seetharam Reddy from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), B Nagesh from the Congress party, Kowdi Mahender from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Telangana's Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's son KT Rama Rao took to his X (formerly Twitter) account and congratulated the Congress party for attaining a landslide victory. He also thanked the people of Telangana for giving two consecutive terms of government.

After securing a safe lead in the trends in the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, the security of state Congress' party president Revanth Reddy has been tightened. 

As per the Election Commission of India (ECI), Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)'s KP Vivekanand has become the first candidate to clinch first seat in the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections i.e. Quthbullapur constituency seat by a huge margin.

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 As per the latest trends, Congress is looking to sweep Telangana easily as they are leading in 64 seats. State Congress president Revanth Reddy greeted party workers celebrating the lead. 

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Congress is leading in 65 seats and BRS is ahead in 38. On the other hand, BJP takes lead in 10 seats, which is six more than AIMIM. 

Congress leader Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil says the party is 'confident' of forming government in Telangana. He also said that Congress is 'probably winning' more than 70 seats. 

As per the trends, the Congress party maintains the lead over Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana. Party leaders are also showcasing confidence in forming a new government in the state. Congress MP Uttam Kumar Reddy in a talk with news agency ANI said that the people of Telangana have a 'special place in hearts' for the Gandhi family. 

Celebrating a landslide victory in Telangana, Congress party workers poured milk on a poster featuring Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party MP Rahul Gandhi and state party chief Revanth Reddy. 

BJP leader N V Subhash in a talk with news agency ANI attacked the Congress party for not being 'confident'. Currently, as per early trends Congress party is set to get a clear mandate in Telangana, dethroning BRS.

As per the early trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reached 11 seats for the first time in Telangana, surpassing the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). However, the Congress party is leading in Telangana and is set to dethrone Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). Congress is currently leading with 66 seats while BRS is at 39. 

Congress leader and Karnataka Minister Rahim Khan on being asked if party MLAs will be shifted to Bengaluru to avoid horse-trading. 

After continuously maintaining a lead over Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Congress workers are confident of dethroning BRS in Telangana, as they are seen celebrating on the streets of Hyderabad. 

In a talk with news agency ANI, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury spoke about whether BRS leaders are in touch with the Congress party. 

BJP MP K Laxman believes the party will play an important role in Telangana after the results are out. 

With 7 seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become the third major party in Telangana, surpassing All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).

Congress leader in Telangana Manikrao Thakare is observing the early trends of the 2023 Assembly elections along with other state leaders. 

T Raja Singh, BJP's lone MLA is leading from Goshamahal constituency seat. Goshmahal is constituency number 65 of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. It is one of the Assembly seats of Telangana's Hyderabad district. His main competition are Nand Kishore Vyas from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Mogili Sunitha from the Congress party.

As per the early trends, the chief ministerial face of the Congress party in Telangana, Revanth Reddy, is leading in both the seats.

As per the early trends, the Congress party takes a massive lead in Telangana and has crossed the majority mark, outshining KCR's bastion. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is currently leading in 40 seats. 

Visuals of several Congress party workers outside the state's party president Revanth Reddy surfaced amid the counting of votes. 

As the counting of votes in Telangana begins, All India Congress Observer in Telangana, Manikrao Thackeray said that the grand old party will win more than 70 seats in the Southern state and exit polls also said the same. 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Bandi Sanjay Kumar takes the early lead in Karimnagar. His party is leading in three seats while the Congress party has already crossed the 50-seat mark in early trends, outshining currently ruling BRS. 

As per the early trends, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rai is trailing in the Kamareddy constituency seat. He also contested from Gajwel seat. 

So far, the Congress party managed to maintain the lead and now become the party to cross the 50 seats mark. KCR-led BRS is also giving a tough fight and is leading on 28 seats.

Bharat Rashtra Samithi MP K Keshava Rao in a talk with news agency ANI said that they have a ''comfortable majority to get into power.''

Congratulating Congress for taking the early lead, he said, ''We have to congratulate them. This is not a joke...They have done a great job. We are coming down, they have gone up.''

As per the early trends, the Congress party is leading with 25 seats while Bharat Rashtra Samithi is at the second spot with 20 seats. BJP is leading with two and AIMIM is ahead on one constituency seat. 

Congress party's MLA candidate from Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills Mohammad Azharuddin is on his way to reach election votes counting centre. 

Congress party and KCR's BRS are currently having a close fight in the early trends. While BJP and AIMIM are leading with one seat each.

Congress party takes the early lead in Telangana with 8. As per the early trends, AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi is leading from the Chandrayangutta seat. While the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is leading on six seats, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) takes the lead on one seat. 

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader and brother of Asaduddin Owaisi is leading from Telangana's Chandrayangutta constituency seat. 

The wait if finally over as the counting of votes for Telangana Assembly elections 2023 begins. Stay tuned to this space for all the latest updates on Assembly election results in Telangana. 

Election officials were earlier seen bringing postal ballots to the counting centre in Warangal. 

Several posters have been put up at the TPCC headquarters by the Congress party workers, which say that Congress will win the elections and will form the government on December 9.

Counting of four-state elections to begin at 8 am. Congress workers have already gathered outside the party headquarters in New Delhi and are celebrating in advance.  

The Congress may get a clear majority within a range of 63 to 79 seats in a House of 119 in the Telangana Assembly elections, polling for which was held on November 30, says India TV-CNX Exit Poll. READ STORY

• Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (BRS) from Kamareddy and Gajwel.
• Etela Rajender (BJP) from Gajwel and Huzurabad
• Anumula Revanth Reddy (Congress) from Kodangal and Kamareddy
• KT Rama Rao (BRS) from Sircilla
• Bandi Sanjay Kumar (BJP) from Karimnagar
• Mohammed Azharuddin (Congress) from Jubilee Hills
• Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy (Congress) from Huzurnagar
• Dharmapuri Arvind (BJP) from Korutla
• Akbaruddin Owaisi (AIMIM) from Chandrayangutta

While interacting with the media, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar spoke about the confidence in the Congress party about the upcoming Assembly election results in Telangana. 

Ahead of the counting of votes, tight security has been employed outside the counting centre in the capital city of Telangana, Hyderabad. Counting of votes to begin shortly.

Ahead of the beginning of the counting, Congress party workers have gathered outside the party's office in New Delhi to celebrate in advance.

The main candidates in the fray for the upcoming Telangana Assembly Election are Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (BRS) from Kamareddy and Gajwel, Etela Rajender (BJP) from Gajwel and Huzurabad, Anumula Revanth Reddy (Congress) from Kodangal and Kamareddy. While All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)'s Akbaruddin Owaisi fought from Chandrayangutta seat, Congress party's Mohammed Azharuddin contested from Jubilee Hills. 

• TRS: 46.87%
• Congress: 28.43%
• AIMIM: 2.71%
• TDP: 3.51%
• BJP: 6.98%
• Independents: 3.25%

In the previous Assembly elections held in 2018, BRS, earlier known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi won 88 seats. While Congress bagged 19 seats and AIMIM 7. The TDP got 2 seats. The BJP won only one seat in the state.

The India TV-CNX exit poll projected that the Congress party is likely to wrest power from KCR's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). According to our exit poll, BRS is likely to win 31-47 seats, while Congress may clinch 63-79. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may bag 2-4 seats. Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is likely to win 5 to 7 constituencies.

Know complete details on India TV-CNX Exit Poll for Telangana Assembly elections 2023 

There are 119 Assembly seats in Telangana and the important ones are Kamareddy, Gajwel from where the current Chief Minister of the state contested. Other important constituencies include Chandrayangutta, Gajwel and Huzurabad, Kodangal and Kamareddy, Sircilla, Karimnagar, Lal Bahadur Nagar, Maheshwaram, and Jubilee Hills among others. 

After witnessing the longest poll season compared to the other four states, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram, and Chhattisgarh, the high-octane campaign for the Telangana Assembly polls ended on November 28. Now, its time for the results, and the counting of votes will begin at 8 am.