Final Tally Telangana: TRS wins 88 seats
With the people of Telangana giving a decisive verdict, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has won 88 seats (Magic figure was 60) in the 119 seat state assembly gaining 25 seats when compared to the 2014 elections.
READ MORE
7 things to know about Telangana elections
Here are a few interesting things about the Telangana assembly elections:
Read more
Asaduddin Owaisi at AIMIM office in Telangana
12 pm update: TRS+: 90, Congress+: 21, BJP+: 1, Others: 7
See the swing between 2014 and 2018
Congress doubts EVM tampering
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee's Uttam Kumar Reddy on #AssemblyElection2018 results: I am having doubts on results we're getting in Telangana ballot paper counting. We're doubting that tampering could have been done in EVMs. Slips should be counted in VVPATs. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/oqGpsaikjf
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Results 2018: 3 states inch out of BJP reach
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on course to lose a big chunk of the key Hindi heartland on Tuesday as the party’s election-winning machine came to a grinding halt in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Read more here.
10.45 update: TRS+: 87, Congress+: 50, BJP+: 5, Others: 7
LIVE INTERACTIVE MAP: https://bit.ly/2RQ5Fsi
Congress leader Uttam Kumar Reddy will have to wait a few more years to shave his beard.
Reddy, who always sported a clean-shaven look thanks to the discipline instilled in him during his days at the Indian Air Force, took a vow in 2016 not to shave his beard till his party, the Congress, came to power in India’s youngest state.
Read more here.
10.15 update: TRS+: 85, Congress+: 22, BJP+: 6, Others: 6
LIVE INTERACTIVE MAP: https://bit.ly/2RQ5Fsi
AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi wins from Chandrayan Gutta constituency. (ANI)
10 am update: TRS+: 80, Congress+: 27, BJP+: 5, Others: 7
9.30 update: TRS+: 75, Congress+: 28, BJP+: 2
9.15 update: TRS+: 62, Congress+: 20, BJP+: 3
9 am update: TRS+: 44, Congress+: 21, BJP+: 4 (leading)
8.45 update: TRS+: 10, INC+: 3 (leading)
8.30 am update: TRS and Congress alliance leading in two seats each
Congress workers perform 'hawan' outside Rahul Gandhi's residence in Delhi
TRS vs others
The ruling TRS is aligned with AIMIM. Congress-led Praja Kutami (People's Front), BJP lead NDA and the Bahujan Left Front of Left parties, BSP and many others are fighting to gain ground in Telangana.
The counting of the votes will begin at 8 am. The initial trends are expected to be out by 8.30.
Will Uttam Reddy shave his beard?
Will N Uttam Kumar Reddy get to shave his long-grown beard after votes in the Telangana Assembly elections are counted on December 11?
Read more here.
Sonia's appeal to Telangana voters against TRS betrayal
Days before Telangana goes to polls, the Congress has played its trump card— 'Sonia Amma.'
Read more here.
Issue notice to Shah for communal remarks: Cong to EC
The Congress urged the Election Commission (EC) Tuesday to issue a notice to BJP chief Amit Shah for a statement he had made in Telangana, which the opposition party alleged was aimed at creating a communal atmosphere in the poll-bound state.
Read more here.
Defeat new kings of dynasty politics: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday warned the people of the nation to be aware of the modern day "kings" who believe that power comes through genes.
Read more here.
KCR made Telangana a debt-ridden state: Chandrababu
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu slammed TRS Chief KCR for his anarchic rule. The TDP national president appealed to people to teach KCR a lesson by defeating the latter. He also claimed that KCR made “rich Telangana” a debt-ridden state.
Shah misleads with debunked claims over Cong manifesto
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah was onthe campaign trail in Telangana on Sunday. He lashed out against Congress and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) accusing them of ignoring the sentiments of Hindus and instead engaging in appeasement politics.
Read more here.
Revanth Reddy held, released minutes before KCR speech
The day on which TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) was to address a series of public meetings in the erstwhile Mahbubnagar district, Revanth Reddy was taken into custody.
Read more here.
TRS, BJP working together, says Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday called upon the people to expose a secret understanding between the TRS and the BJP and vote them out in the December 7 elections.
Read more here.
The month long campaign witnessed a war of words. Here are some major developments.
Scenes from the Congress office in Hyderabad ahead of counting of votes
#Telangana: Visuals from Congress Office in Hyderabad. Counting of votes to be conducted for the state assembly elections at 8 am today. pic.twitter.com/VtSw6RkID6
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Lord Rama’s abode yearns for development
Known as the ‘Ayodhya of South’, thefamous abode of Lord Rama in Telangana’s Khammam district,Bhadrachalam, is crying for much-needed attention.
Congress alliance hopes to sweep Khammam
Though an integral part of Telangana region, the sentiment of a separate state always evoked less interest in this undivided district, thanks to the majority population who are essentially migrants from coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Talk of Hung Assembly gains momentum, parleys start
Even as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Congress-led Praja Kutami have expressed confidence of forming the government without any external support, a day before the counting of the votes polled on 7 December, they were found getting ready...
Read more
Around 68.4% cast vote in Telangana
Barring sporadic incidents of minor clashes, polling in Telangana concluded on Friday. The state witnessed a moderate turnout of 68.4% (by 5 pm) in the elections to its Assembly.
Read more
Rahul, Naidu sign off Telangana poll campaign
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday declared that making farming viable and creating new jobs for youth would be the two top and immediate priorities of the People’s Front (Praja Kutami) if voted to power in Telangana in the December 7 elect...
Read more
Curtains down on poll campaign in Telangana
The three-month-long electioneering for the Telangana Assembly elections ended on Wednesday at 5 pm.
Read more
Deccan Herald is on WhatsApp Channels| Join now for Breaking News & Editor's Picks