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According to the latest trends, the Congress party is leading in the counting of votes for the Telangana assembly elections. The party is currently ahead of the ruling TRS party, which is leading in only 41 seats. Among the heavyweights, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Anumula Revanth Reddy is leading in the Kamareddy seat, ahead of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. Reddy is also ahead in the Kodangal seat. Reddy, who joined the Congress party from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2017, was appointed as the Telangana Congress chief in 2021.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to regain power in the state of Chhattisgarh, according to the latest trends from the Election Commission of India. The saffron party is leading ahead of the ruling Congress party in the 90-member assembly. Exit polls had also predicted a good performance by the Congress party, although a decline in seats compared to 2018. Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP's success and accused the current chief minister, Bhupesh Baghel, of not fulfilling promises. The official results are expected later in the day.

In the Rajasthan assembly election, several prominent politicians from various parties are trailing in the state. BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is currently trailing in Jhotwara, while Congress veteran CP Joshi is trailing in Nathdwara. State minister Mamata Bhupesh of the Congress is also trailing in Sikrai. Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore is trailing in Taranagar. The BJP is leading on 113 seats, well above the majority mark of 101, while the Congress is leading on 71 seats. If these trends continue, Rajasthan will see a change in government after five years. BJP leaders are confident of a victory.

The Congress party appears poised to take power in the southern Indian state of Telangana, ousting the Bharath Rashtra Samithi (BRS) which has governed since the state was created in 2014. With around 11% of the vote counted, the Congress party has gained significant support in rural and semi-urban areas, traditional BRS strongholds. The party's campaign, which made six key welfare promises, including cheap housing and health insurance, appears to have resonated with voters and tapped into discontent among Dalits and Other Backward Classes. Additionally, the Congress party's social media campaign, led by strategist Sunil Kanugolu, has been effective in reaching voters.

The Congress party in Telangana is set to win a comfortable majority in the state assembly, with leads in at least 60 seats out of the 199-member assembly. Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury said the victory was a fair reward for the party, as they had been "praying" for a win in the state for the past decade. Chowdhury also claimed that leaders from the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) were in touch with Congress, saying "today's politics is like that". The latest trends show Congress with 63 seats, BRS with 43, the BJP with 9, and others including CPI with 4.

Congress heavyweight Sachin Pilot is leading in his Tonk assembly constituency in Rajasthan, after initially trailing in the first round of counting. Pilot, a prominent Gujjar leader, is facing competition from BJP's Ajit Singh, BSP's Ashok Bairwa, SDPI's Abdul Latif, IPGP's Ganesh, Aazad Samaj Party's Mohammad Shoeb Khan, and independent candidates Sitaram and Jagdish Prasad Sharma. In 2013, BJP candidate Ajit Singh Mehta won the seat, but in 2018, Pilot defeated BJP candidate Yoonus Khan. Experts believe that the outcome of this election may give Pilot more responsibility within the party.

Leaders of the Opposition alliance INDIA are set to meet on December 6 to discuss and finalise their strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The leaders will gather at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi to plan how to take on the ruling BJP. The meeting comes as the counting of votes for assembly elections in four out of five states is underway. The Congress is awaiting the results before finalising its further strategy plans. The Opposition alliance is also expected to plan joint rallies in the run-up to the general elections.

Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra is currently trailing in his constituency Datia as per the Election Commission website. He is behind by 2,243 votes in the second round of counting against Rajendra Bharti of Congress. Congress leader Jitu Patwari is also trailing from Rau, behind by over 15,016 votes against Madhu Verma of the BJP. Sanjay Shukla, the sitting MLA from Indore 1, is trailing by over 8,500 votes in the second round of counting against BJP's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. These trends indicate a potential shift in power in Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) strong performance in the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections. The BJP is leading in 150 out of 230 seats, while the Congress has 61 seats. Chouhan said that Modi's public rallies touched people's hearts and that the BJP's implementation of central government schemes in the state also resonated with voters. The Congress is also leading in Telangana, but is behind in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh. If the current trend continues, the BJP is set to secure a comfortable victory.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) is trailing behind state Congress president A Revanth Reddy in the Kamareddy seat by over 1,720 votes, according to the Election Commission of India data. However, KCR is leading in the Gajwel constituency. The Congress is leading in 58 seats, while the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) is leading in 33 seats and the BJP in seven seats, according to the early trends. The Telangana election results will be crucial for the Congress as it prepares for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. A win in Karnataka and Telangana would strengthen its presence in the South.

The current Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, is facing the challenge of securing a second consecutive government formation for the Indian National Congress (INC) in the Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023. In the previous 2018 Assembly Election, the INC won 100 seats while the BJP managed to win 73 seats. The major political parties in Rajasthan include the BJP, Congress, SP, BSP, and other regional parties. It is worth noting that voters in Rajasthan have not elected the incumbent government in the past 30 years. The election results will determine the future government in the state.

As per the official Election Commission of India data, the Congress party is leading in 51 seats, while the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is leading in 29 seats in the Telangana state elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 6 seats and the Communist Party of India (CPI) is leading in 1 seat. The majority mark to win the elections is 60 out of 119 seats. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is trailing behind state Congress president A Revanth Reddy by over 2,000 votes. A clear picture of the results is likely to emerge by noon.

Early leads suggest that Congress is ahead of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana, leading to premature celebration. An update on Revanth Reddy’s Wikipedia page stated that he would serve as the 2nd Chief Minister of Telangana. While it remains to be seen if this prediction comes true, Reddy’s campaign has been praised by analysts. Reddy, who is married to veteran Congress leader Jaipal Reddy’s niece, previously criticised KTR, son of Chief Minister KCR, saying he was on “management/NRI quota”. Reddy is the frontrunner for the post of Chief Minister, but he stated that there would be “80 contenders for the post” if Congress won 80 seats.

According to early trends released by the election commission, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on 145 of the 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress is ahead on 56 seats. The BJP has been in power in the state for 18 of the last 20 years. Voting for the state assembly took place on November 17, and the counting for the seats started on Sunday. Union minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed pleasure over the early trends and said that the people's blessings are with the BJP, and they are confident of forming the government with an absolute majority.

In the recent assembly elections in Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigned to defeat the ruling government led by the Indian National Congress' Ashok Gehlot. The former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje, was one of the most popular candidates for the BJP in the state. The Rajasthan legislative assembly has 200 seats, with voting taking place for 199 seats. However, the election was postponed in the Karanapur seat of Sriganganagar due to the unfortunate demise of the Congress candidate, Gurmeet Singh Kunnar. The results of the assembly elections are awaited.