Telangana Result 2023 : Revanth Reddy, along with 5 MLAs, to take oath on Mon amid fear of poaching

Congress calls and urgent CLP meeting tomorrow morning at 9 am. Several Congress MLAs haven’t reached Hyderabad yet, raising fears of horse-trading. Initially, the Congress had planned to take oath on the Telangana formation day – December 9.

BVR Reddy has turned out to be a giant-slayer in the north of Telangana by defeating both the outgoing CM KCR and the probable future CM candidate Revanth Reddy from Kamareddy.

KCR's resignation letter has already reached Raj Bhavan, hours after his party conceded defeat to Congress, according to sources. 

EC suspends Telangana DGP for meeting Congress' probable CM face Revanth Reddy before the announcement of the election results.

17 out of 19 rounds done and BJP's Katipally Venkata Reddy has surged ahead in Kamareddy, leading KCR by more than 4,000 votes and Revanth Reddy by over 7,000 votes.

In a surprise turn of events, BJP's KVR Reddy leaves KCR and Revanth Reddy behind.

BJP candidate from Kamareddy, Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy leading by a margin of 625 votes after the 13th round of counting, garnering a total of 41,668 votes so far. Incumbent CM and BRS K. Chandrashekar Rao and State Congress chief Revanth Reddy are trailing from here.

Telangana Congress President Revanth Reddy thanked grassroot workers and Rahul Gandhi for the party's stellar performance in the state.

"Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving BRS 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 Congress party on winning the mandate." tweets KTR Rao

BJP is leading in 9 seats, mostly from North Telangana.

Congress president Revanth Reddy conducts a roadshow in Hyderabad as the party continues its comfortable lead in the state. (ANI)

Telangana's Director General of Police has arrived at Revanth Reddy’s home in Hyderabad and congratulated him on his win.

Karnataka Deputy CM and star campaigner Shivakumar opened up on Congress' upset win in Telangana. 

Barely six years after he joined Congress, Reddy rose up to the ranks in no time after he took Rahul Gandhi's trusted aides -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who was also one of the lead campaigners in the state, and Sunil Kanugolu, another key leader in Telangana who is close to the Gandhis -- into confidence. Read more here: https://republicworld.com/elections/revanth-reddy-the-man-of-the-moment-in-telangana-assembly-results-2023.news

After 11th round of voting in the Kodangal constituency, Revanth Reddy is leading with over 17,000 votes.

Ahead of the counting of votes in four states, reports surfaced that the Congress leadership directed Shivakumar to secure the party's winning candidates from poaching by other parties. Sources said that resorts were booked in Bengaluru to lodge the candidates there. Read more here: https://www.republicworld.com/elections/dk-shivakumar-appointed-observer-for-telangana-as-congress-leads-resort-politics-unlikely-now.news

Congress leader Uttam Kumar Reddy today told news agency ANI: "The Congress will form the government [in Telangana]. There is a special place for the Gandhi family in the hearts of the people here. We made a mistake in the 2014 and 2018 elections. This time, we corrected ourselves, and we are on the way to victory".

 "I am really happy. This has been our prayer for the last 10 years. I think its a fair reward," says Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury as trends favour Congress in Telangana. 

DK Sivakumar will travel directly from Telangana to Belagavi tomorrow for the winter session, sources say. Shivakumar, along with KJ George, is also likely to hold discussions with senior Congress leaders from Telangana over chief minister's position. Sivakumar and KJ George have been appointed as observers by the AICC for Telangana.

Election Commission trends as of 11:16AM:

Indian National Congress - INC - 57
Bharat Rashtra Samithi - BRS - 34
Bharatiya Janata Party - BJP- 7
Communist Party of India - CPI    - 1

“I was leading in the first second, second and third rounds and fourth round of counting is underway” - Tiger Raja Singh, the sitting BJP MLA from Goshamahal, told news agency ANI.

Visuals from outside the Congress office in Hyderabad as trends suggest the party is leading in Telangana Assembly polls 2023. 
 

On buses stationed at Hyderabad's Taj Krishna, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Vice President, Kiran Kumar Chamala told ANI: “You all know the KCR-style of functioning, poaching is his main agenda. So, we have taken some measurements, but after seeing the result today, no such activity is needed because at least we will have 80 plus seats...Everything is fine. We are very happy today..”

Congress Party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge today called alliance partners for a meeting in Delhi, news agency ANI reports.

Reports of celebrations are coming in from the Congress office in Hyderabad.

Election Commission trends as of 10:32AM:

Indian National Congress - INC - 51
Bharat Rashtra Samithi - BRS - 29
Bharatiya Janata Party - BJP- 6
Communist Party of India - CPI - 1

When asked about Congress Observers' arrival in Telangana, party leader Renuka Chowdhury told ANI: "We have no doubt on any of our MLAs; we trust them and they trust us. But that is how our process is. After elections, discussions have to be held with MLAs, we need to elect the CM and a report has to be prepared. So, they will come..."

The BJP is leading in Kamareddy, Revanth Reddy stands at second place and KCR at third position as of 10:17AM.

Revanth Reddy, who is seen as the Congress Party’s chief minister-in-waiting, is leading in Kodangal and Kamareddy constituencies after third round of counting.

Status for 50 out of 119 constituencies as of 9:54AM.

Election Commission figures as of 9:50am.
Indian National Congress - 18    
Bharat Rashtra Samithi - 12
Bharatiya Janata Party - 1

In fear of ‘poaching’ of MLAs by the opposition parties, buses have been kept ready at the Taj Krishna Hotel by the Congress party as counting is underway for the Telangana assembly elections 2023. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress heavyweight DK Shivakumar arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday evening, in a strategic move a day ahead of the counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly polls. Read more: https://www.republicworld.com/elections/telangana-polls-2023-congress-keeps-buses-ready-at-hotel-in-fear-of-poaching.news

The Congress sttod at 15, the BRS at 9, and the BJP at one in early trends posted by the Election Commission.

As the counting of votes in Telangana begins, All India Congress Observer in Telangana Manikrao Thackeray said the party will win more than 70 seats in the southern state and exit polls also said the same. He credited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra for the swing in favour of the party in Telangana.

Luxury buses have been stationed at Hyderabad's Taj Krishna hotel.

The Congress Party’s Revanth Reddy is leading in Kamareddy; KCR is at second position.

The Congress stands at 55 and the BRS at 32.

Keshav Rao TT says the BRS will form the government once again in Telangana. “…In case if we fall short of numbers then we already have the MIM as a friendly party and if the BJP does not want Rahul Gandhi in power then there is a high possibility the BJP might join us”.

The Congress is taking huge lead in the state with 48 seats in its kitty.

The Congress is leading with 37 seats while the BRS count stands at 30 seats.

Revanth Reddy is leading from Kodangal constituency

Chief minister of Telangana K Chandrashekar Rao is trailing from Gajwel Constituency.

T Raja Singh is trailing from Goshamahal constituency in Telangana, reports Alisha Nair.

The Congress is taking the lead with 25 seats, with BRS bagging 18 seats as of now.

The Congress is leading with 18 seats, Republic Bharat reports.

The BRS is leading with 15 seats, Congress-10, BJP-1, early trends show.

The BRS takes the lead in Telangana, reports Republic Bharat

Counting of votes for Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Assembly elections begins.

Congress leader Mallu Ravi today told news agency ANI in Hyderabad that "Congress will win 75-95 seats in the state. The BRS might get 15-20 seats, and the BJP might get 6-7 seats."

The ballot papers will be counted in the first hour. The EVMs counting will start around 9 am when the initial trends of who stands where will flow in.

We know they (BRS) are trying to trap our MLAs. Our candidates have informed us that they have received offer from Telangana CM (KCR). But, we are confident that our legislators will remain loyal.

DK Shivakumar

 KCR's fate hangs in balance if the Matrize exit poll result turns out to be true. If the exit poll result is to be believed, the Congress is expected to pull off a surprise win, dethroning KCR for the first time since the state Telangana came into existence back in 2014. 

The Congress is projected to win anywhere between 58 to 68 seats in the 119-member Assembly while the BRS is seen falling short of the magic mark of 60. However, exit polls often go wrong.

While KCR has implemented several development schemes, aimed to tackle hunger, improve education and bolstering the livelihoods of farmers, Sonia Gandhi's last-minute "I want to see the dream of the martyred sons of Mother Telangana fulfilled" appeal to the voters might have struck a chord.

Kamareddy, a major constituency in North Telangana, will witness an intense fight between Chief Minister KCR and the Congress state unit chief Revanth Reddy, who is also believed to be the frontrunner for the CM position if Congress is to come to power.