Assembly election results 2018: Big boost for TRS in seat, vote shares as Opposition alliance suffers
The combined vote share of the Congress, TDP, Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Telangana Jan Samithi (TJS) was 6.42 percentage points more than the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) vote share in the 2014 assembly elections for the 119 seats in Telangana.
By Abhishek Jha | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2018 12:59 PM IST
Opposition parties have been trying to forge an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition in the run-up to general elections in 2019.
Out of the five states which went to polls in this election cycle, Telangana was the only one which had an umbrella coalition of anti-BJP parties. In fact, the state saw a historic alliance between the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which have been traditional adversaries. The poll arithmetic justified the strategy.
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The combined vote share of the Congress, TDP, Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Telangana Jan Samithi (TJS) was 6.42 percentage points more than the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) vote share in the 2014 assembly elections for the 119 seats in Telangana. To be sure, the state went to polls as part of undivided Andhra Pradesh.
A perfect vote transfer between the constituents should have led to the defeat of the TRS. The actual outcome has been the opposite. The TRS has significantly increased its vote share and seat share, while the united opposition has suffered big losses. The combined vote share of the Congress, TDP, CPI, and TJS decreased from 40.46% to 32.69%. The TRS vote share increased from 34.04% to 46.86%.
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By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON DEC 18, 2018 07:14 AM IST
The TRS swept the Telangana assembly polls winning 88 out of 119 seats. The Congress won 19 out of the 100 seats it contested. Its alliance partner TDP won two seats. The other allies, Telangana Jana Samithi and CPI could not win any seats.
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By Gali Nagaraja | Hindustan Times, Vijayawada
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2018 07:23 AM IST
Naidu, whose Telugu Desam Party had contested the December 7 Telangana assembly elections as part of the Congress-led grand alliance, also said that he had never worked against the interests of Telangana.
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu biggest loser in Maha Kootami decimation
By Gali Nagaraja and Venkatesha Babu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2018 12:18 PM IST
The Andhra Pradesh chief minister had staked his personal prestige and political capital in trying to defeat the K Chandrashekar Rao-led TRS in his own bastion.
Telangana assembly election results 2018: What didn’t work for Maha Kootami
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2018 06:25 PM IST
Telangana assembly election results 2018: TRS president KCR, who addressed over 100 election rallies in a span of a month, drove home the point that the Congress-TDP alliance would spell doom for Telangana. He pointed out how Congress tried to stall developmental programmes of Telangana by filing over 400 petitions in various courts.
Assembly election results: Despite loss in Telangana, Congress vote share goes up, TDP suffers
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2018 06:24 PM IST
This time, the Congress contested in only 100 seats, including friendly contests in four seats. Yet, it won 19 seats and its vote share has gone up to 28.4%.
KCR wins by heavy margin, Congress distant second in Telangana
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2018 07:53 AM IST
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi won 88 seats in the 119-member assembly.
Assembly elections results 2018: KCR calls for ‘BJP-mukt, Congress-mukt’ India
By Indo Asian News Service | Hyderabad
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2018 08:14 AM IST
The TRS leader said he and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi would visit various parts of the country to interact with cross-section of people and bring them on a common platform.
Telangana assembly results 2018: KCR sweeps state again, forecasts national role for his TRS
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2018 06:22 PM IST
KCR, as the TRS chief is popularly known, stressed the need for a non-Bharatiya Janata Party, non-Congress dispensation in the country.
Telangana assembly results: KCR, an obscure Congress foot soldier who became mascot of Telangana pride
By Press Trust of India | Hyderabad
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2018 05:27 PM IST
The victory in the assembly elections, the first in Telangana after its formation in June 2014, might well act as a springboard for the leader, often accused of perpetuating family rule and promoting nepotism.
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By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2018 05:41 PM IST
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By Press Trust of India | Hyderabad
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2018 05:45 PM IST
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By Indo Asian News Service | Hyderabad
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2018 05:50 PM IST
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Telangana Election Results: ‘Far from ground realities’: Cong complains to EC as KCR sweeps Telangana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2018 05:55 PM IST
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Telangana election results 2018: TRS heads towards a massive victory for second successive term
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hyderabad, Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2018 11:11 AM IST
Going by the trends, TRS is likely to get a three-fourths majority in the 119-member assembly. It is a huge mandate for the party, which won 63 seats, just three seats more than the absolute majority, in 2014.
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By HT Correspondent | New Delhi, Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2018 01:05 PM IST
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