Telangan Assembly Elections 2023: Key takeaways

Thanks to six welfare guarantees, Revanth Reddy-led Congress is almost certain to form the government in Telangana.

Bharat Rashtriya Samithi (BRS), which was hoping for a hattrick win in Telangana, suffered a massive blow from the Congress.

Banking on six guarantees, Congress, like in Karnataka, is most likely to form the government in Telangana.

As per latest trends, the Revanth Reddy-helmed party is leading in 63 seats, while BRS is leading in 40 constituencies. BJP is placed third with eight seats and BRS ally AIMIM is leading seven seats. And, CPI is leading in one seat.

Here are key takeaways from the latest trends:

--Telangana recorded a voter turnout of 71.14 per cent. It is 2.56 per cent less than previous assembly polls held in 2018. Last time, the voter turnout was recorded as 73.7 per cent.

-BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao is trailing against CM aspirant A Revanth Reddy of Congress in Kamareddy constituency. However, in Gajwel, KCR is maintaining a healthy lead of 14,550 votes against Eatala Rajender of BJP.

-- K T Rama Rao is leading by 29,693 votes against K K Mahender Reddy of Congress in Sircilla. Though he is almost certain to retain the seat, KTR has conceded defeat for its party.

"Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving BRS party two consecutive terms of Government Not saddened over the result today, but surely disappointed as it was not in expected lines for us. But we will take this in our stride as a learning and will bounce back Congratulations to the Congress party on winning the mandate. Wishing you Good Luck," said KTR

--BRS is leading only in 40 seats and trailing 49 seats

--BRS' ally All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) led by Asaduddin Owaisi is leading in six out of nine seats it contested in and around Hyderabad

-- BJP had won just one seat in 2018. This year, it has already won one seat and is leading eight seats in Telangana

-- Telangana Congress president A Revanth Reddy who is leading against incumbent CM KTR is said to be the front runner to become the next chief minister of state. But, there are several CM aspirants including K Jana Reddy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, former TPCC president and MP Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy, another MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, and CWC permanent invitee, former deputy chief minister, Damodar Rajanarasimha.

--In 2018, Congress was runners-up with 19 seats. This time, it has won 14 seats and is leading in 49 seats.