Telangana Elections 2018: Advantage but not majority to KCR's TRS, says poll of exit polls

Republic TV has published poll of polls for Telangana assembly elections that were held on Friday, including exit polls by CVoter and Jan Ki Baat.

CVoter numbers which are valid as of 6 pm on Friday project a neck-and-neck fight between TRS and Congress-TDP alliance, opening up potential for AIMIM to be kingmaker.

Meanwhile, Jan Ki Baat's numbers, which are valid till 5 pm on Friday, project TRS to have an edge over Congress-TDP alliance.

Ensuingly, poll of polls gives an edge to TRS in 119 member assembly, though not a majority for KCR on his own.

Telangana h witnessed a multi-dimensional battle between TRS-AIMIM combine, Congress-TDP front and BJP, following elections being held early after Telangana CM KCR dissolved assembly, necessitating polls.

KCR, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Andhra Presh Chief Minister and TDP leer Chandrababu Naidu dressed multiple rallies across state.

Andhra Presh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) and Communist Party of India (CPI) h formed an alliance with Congress party. BJP is contesting alone in elections with K Chandrasekhar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi and Asuddin Owaisi's AIMIM also in league to form government in state.

With assembly elections, final countdown to 2019 Lok Sabha elections has begun. results of assembly polls in all five states, Rajasthan, Mhya Presh, Telangana, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh will profoundly determine national mood. 

Results for all 5 states will be declared on December 11.

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