Telangana Assembly election results 2023: Who will be the next CM?

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Telangana on Sunday. The party was ahead of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana, which was leading on 40 seats. Whereas, BJP was ahead on 4 seats.

Interestingly, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who contested from two constituencies, is currently behind in Kamaredy. A Revanth Reddy, the state Congress president and main challenger, trailed him by over 3,000 votes. The incumbent chief minister was leading in Gajwel.

According to the Election Commission, the counting of votes for the Telangana Assembly election began at 8 am. The postal ballots were counted first, followed by those cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). There is a 60 percent majority in the state.

A massive victory for the grand old party in Telangana raises the million-dollar question: After the exit polls, TPCC president Revanth Reddy, who has been the face of the campaign, said the high command would decide who the CM would be, but he did not rule out running himself, as per various media reports. Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar attacked Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and BRS leader KT Rama Rao on Sunday, saying the people of Telangana have answered them because the grand old party has comfortably reached the majority mark, based on the latest trends.

Also Read | Telangana Assembly elections 2023 results Live: Who's leading and winning where | Check details here As per the latest trends in ECI, the people of Telangana gave a majority mark to the Congress party. "I thank the voters of Telangana for showing confidence on us. The people of Telangana have decided that there must be change, there must be change for progress and development," Shivakumar said.