New Delhi: With a landslide victory in 64 out of 119 constituencies of Telangana, Congress scripted history by coming into power and dethroning K Chandrashekhar Rao’s BRS (formerly TRS) who ruled over the state ever since it came into existence in 2014.

After a close contest between the two parties for the initial few minutes, Congress started gaining over BRS slowly and eventually maintained a comfortable lead over the pink party which only managed to emerge victorious on 39 seats by the end of the vote count.

Celebrations kickstarted outside Revnath Reddy’s office soon after the party zoomed passed the magical number of 60 earlier today.

As the day progressed, the picture kept on getting clear with each passing hour and finally, the ruling party BRS accepted its defeat and even congratulated INC for claiming the throne of India’s youngest state.

Wishing Congress luck for their triumph in the mandate, KCR took to his Twitter (X) and wrote, “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 the expected lines for us.”

“We will take this in our stride as learning and will bounce back Congratulations to the Congress party on winning the mandate. Wishing you Good Luck”, added the BRS leader.

Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving @BRSparty 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…

— KTR (@KTRBRS) December 3, 2023

Meanwhile, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) faced yet another disappointing setback in the same with its seat count remaining in single digits (8 Seats) for one more time.

However, despite the party’s defeat Prime Minister Modi showed his gratitude to the voters while saying that their bond with Telangana is unbreakable.

Taking to his Twitter, the Prime Minister penned “Thank you for your support to the BJP Over the last few years, this support has only been increasing and this trend will continue in the times to come. Our bond with Telangana is unbreakable and we will keep working for the people.”

My dear sisters and brothers of Telangana,

Thank you for your support to the @BJP4India. Over the last few years, this support has only been increasing and this trend will continue in the times to come.

Our bond with Telangana is unbreakable and we will keep working for the…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 3, 2023

Now, all eyes are on the candidate who will be crowned as the next Chief Minister of Telangana.

2023 Election Results: LIVE 

LIVE Updates:

12:45: IST Congress set to shatter KCR’s hat-trick dream?

After more than 4 hours into the vote count, the Congress party has continued its superiority over BRS by maintaining a lead on 65+ seats in the southern state. BRS is only ahead on 35 seats while BJP is hardly touching double digits and seems clearly out of this political race.

12:15 IST: Congress MP Uttam Kumar makes major claim

• Delighted with the early trend projections, Congress MP Uttam Kumar has said that he is sure about INC’s victory in the state.  He said, “We are pretty sure that Congress will get a landslide victory in Telangana to form a government”

Noon 12:00 IST: Telangana’s anticipated triumph consolation for INC?

• Meanwhile, as early trends in the rest of the three states are suggesting towards BJP’s landslide victory, Telangana might be the only state where Congress will form its government.

11:30 IST: KCR in deep trouble?

#WATCH | Celebrations outside Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy’s residence in Hyderabad as the party leads in official trends pic.twitter.com/7r2pet6Kle

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

For the first time in the history of Telangana, KCR and his party BRS are seeing themselves on the losing side as Congress has maintained a consistent lead over them ever since the beginning of vote counting. Currently, BRS is ahead on 41 seats with Congress maintaining a lead on 65 seats.

11:15 IST: INC Workers pour milk on Sonia Gandhi’s poster

#WATCH | #TelanganaElection2023 | Congress workers pour milk on a poster featuring Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party MP Rahul Gandhi and state party chief Revanth Reddy as the party continues its lead in the state.

As per the official EC trends, the… pic.twitter.com/IWi4QEz4EQ

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

• Celebrating the party’s lead in the majority of the constituencies of the state, workers of INC were seen pouring Milk off its leader Sonia Gandhi’s poster

11:00 IST: KCR and Revnath Reddy are ahead in their respective constituencies

• As per the trends after 3 hours into vote counting, KCR and Revnath Reddy are ahead in their respective Constituencies

10:45 IST: Congress continues to hold strong,  ‘Bye Bye KCR’ Chats across Telangana

Telangana election results: Congress workers celebrate as latest trends show lead on 51 seats, BRS 29, BJP in 6

Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/FXDmPJxX6K#TelanganaElections #Telangana #Congress #BRS #BJP pic.twitter.com/SFQAmi429j

— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) December 3, 2023

• Trends are continuously showing Congress passing the majority mark with a lead in 65+ constituencies and the Party’s supporters have started shouting “Bye Bye KCR” slogans.BRS is ahead on 50 seats while BJP is nowhere in the competition with a lead on merely 3 seats.

10:19 IST: Congress continues to enjoy lead, celebrations begin outside Revanath Reddy’s home

#WATCH | Celebrations at Telangana Congress office in Hyderabad as early trends show lead on 47 seats for the party; party cadre chant “Bye. bye KCR”

BRS leading on 26 seats in early trends, as per ECI. pic.twitter.com/vyhCSqifJH

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

• After almost 2 hours into vote counting, Congress has taken a safe lead over BRS. Amidst this, the supports of the party have started celebrating by bursting crackers outside Revanath Reddy’s residence in Hyderabad

10:05: IST: ‘We tapped into the pulse of the public’, says INC leader Renuka Ch0wdhury

As Congress continues to enjoy the lead over KCR’s BRS, Renuka Chowdhury has said that a huge change is about to take place in the state.

Speaking with ANI, Renuka said, “I had been saying for more than a year because we tapped into the pulse of the public. We understood that a big change was going to come and that is what is happening…Victory is ours, I am very confident…People were tired of BRS. BJP and BRS are one – everyone understood it.”

#WATCH | As Congress leads in #TelanganaAssemblyElection2023, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury says, “I had been saying for more than a year because we tapped into the pulse of the public. We understood that a big change is going to come and that is what is happening…Victory is… pic.twitter.com/QfZgmNz5A3

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

9:51 IST: ‘Tsunami of Congress’

• Amid its initial lead projected by the early trends, Telangana Congress Party’s admin has said that there is a Tsunami of their party in the country’s newest state.

తెలంగాణాలో కాంగ్రెస్ సునామీ:
60 సీట్ల ఆధిక్యంతో మేజిక్ ఫిగర్ ను చేరుకున్న కాంగ్రెస్.

— Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) December 3, 2023

9:43 IST: Early trends continue to show Congress in a comfortable position

• After almost 100 minutes into vote counting, trends are showing Congress in a comfortable position with a lead in 60+ seats

9:30 IST: INC starts to book hotels, Buses

• Amidst early trends showing Congress ahead in the majority of the constituencies, the party has started booking lavish five-star hotels and buses to save its MLAs from poaching.

We are winning Telangana. ✋

Jai Telangana. Jai Congress. Jai Soniamma. #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/uAMPIXHaJN

— Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) December 3, 2023

9:26 IST: KCR leading from Gajwel seat

• KCR is ahead in the Gajwel constituency but is trailing in Kamareddy as per very early trends

9:13 IST: Congress heading towards majority mark in early trends

• Early trends are showing Congress nearing the majority mark with a lead on 60 seats, BRS is lagging with a lead on just 33 seats

9:00 IST: Congress continues to gain over BRS

• Recent trends are showing Congress gaining on BRS with a significant lead on 60 seats

8:40 IST: Congress ahead is major constituencies 

• Congress moves ahead with a lead in 50 seats, BRS trails behind with a lead in 30 seats

8:16 IST: Close call between BRS & INC

• Leads for more and more constituencies have started emerging, Congress is ahead on 17 seats while BRS is winning the race on 15 seats

8:16 IST: Congress leads on 15 seats

• Initial trends show Congress leading on 15 seats, BRS trails with a lead on 12 seats

8:01 IST: Counting begins

• Counting starts in Telangana, INC starts with initial leads

Telangana Assembly: Seat distribution 

The state is home to a population of 3.86 crores and has a total of 119 assembly seats out of which, 19 and 12 are reserved for candidates belonging to the scheduled cast and scheduled tribes respectively. The majority seat count in the state is 60.

Who is contesting on how many seats? 

Currently, Telangana is under the rule of Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) whose regime is as long as the age of the southern state that was carved out of Andhra Pradesh back in 2014.

While BRS is contesting on all 119 assembly seats of the state, the alliance of Bhartiya Janta Party and Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena are fielding candidates on 111 and 8 seats respectively.

Speaking of the Indian National Congress, the party is fighting on 118 seats while its close ally CPI is contesting the election on the 1 remaining seat.

Exit Polls 2023 predictions 

So far, the majority of Exit polls are suggesting a neck-to-neck fight between BRS and INC while giving a slight advantage to the latter. As per ABP News-C voters, Congress can win around 49-65 seats while BRS is projected to emerge victorious on 38-54 seats.

Besides this, the exit poll is also hinting at another crushing defeat for the BJP in the state by only projecting its victory on 5 to 13 seats.

Speaking of News 24’s Today’s Chanakya, the exit poll is predicting a thumping victory for the INC with the full majority by saying that the party is likely to Triumph 62-80 seats in the state while summing up the winning count for its competitor BRS on 24-42 seats.

Telangana Assembly Elections Results 2018:

In the 2018 assembly election, KCR’s Pink Party TRS (Now BRS) registered a landslide victory against the TDP-Congress alliance to form its government in the state for the second time in a row. Out of 119 assembly seats, TRS won 88 while Congress and TDP only managed to emerge victorious on 19 and 2 seats respectively.

List of all winners Telangana Assembly Election Result of 2018 with party and constituency: