Telangana Polls 2023: In the 119-seat Telangana Assembly, the three parties will need to reach the magic number of 60 to form a government.
Nearly two hours into counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly elections, early leads show the Congress crossing the halfway mark by gaining leads on over 60 seats. The ruling-Bharat Rashtra Samithi is placed second while the BJP lags behind. In the high-voltage polls in the southern state last month, "founding father" K Chandrasekhar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi' is banking on its social welfare programmes to stay on top while the Congress is aiming for a repeat of its electoral success in neighbouring Karnataka. The BJP, on the other hand, is hoping to make inroads into the state to expand its reach in southern India.
In the 119-seat Telangana Assembly, the three parties will need to reach the magic number of 60 to form a government. In a seat-sharing agreement, the BJP and Jana Sena contested on 111 and 8 seats, respectively while the Congress gave one seat to its ally CPI. Most exit polls have given Congress the edge, predicting a victory on more than 60 seats with BRS taking the second place, winning over 40 seats and the BJP trailing behind, registering a win on only 7 seats.
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