The CPI, which contested the lone constituency of Kothagudem, the headquarters of Singareni Collieries, as part of the electoral alliance with the Congress, won the seat after two terms
The Congress' plans to wrest power from the BJP were shattered as the grand old party has managed to surge ahead in only 59 of the 230 seats in the assembly.
Big celebrations were seen at the residence of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy’s residence and party headquarters in Gandhi Bhavan.
The counting of votes polled for the 119 assembly constituencies has begun at 8 am on Sunday. The votes locked in the EVMs will be taken up for counting by 9 am. The counting of votes is being carried out at 49 centers.
Stating that though the Congress was dreaming big on power, their dreams would be shattered soon, Dasoju Sravan dismissed the exit poll results as part of a paid and manipulated campaign
With the counting of votes slated to be held on Sunday, party sources said all Congress candidates were asked to reach Hyderabad and camp at a private hotel in the city.
While some of the surveys hinted an edge for the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), its immediate opponent Congress appeared to give a tough fight in several constituencies
A brief disturbance occurred at a Jangaon polling station within the government junior college premises, swiftly resolved by the police after a protest by Congress and other opposition activists.
Mujeebullah was checking the polling process at different polling booths when some persons suspected to be AIMIM party workers attacked him and another persons after an argument.
The State will have about 3.26 crore voters lining up in front of 35,655 polling stations to choose their representatives from 2,290 candidates in 119 constituencies.
He also found fault with the Election Commission of India (ECI) for stalling the Rythu Bandhu disbursements and allowing release of funds under PM Kisan.
