Congress sweeps Telangana; Revanth Reddy to be sworn in as CM tomorrow
Congress has crossed the majority mark of 60 by winning 61 of the 119 assembly seats; the BRS has managed to win only 34 seats
The Congress, despite losing to the BJP in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, registered a stupendous victory in Telangana, dethroning the K Chandrashekar Rao-led government for the first time since the formation of the state in 2014.
State Congress chief A Revanth Reddy, credited for steering the party to victory in the Telugu state, will be sworn in as the new chief minister on Monday (December 4).
The party has sealed its victory, having already crossed the majority mark of 60 by winning 61 of the 119 assembly seats. As per latest trends, the Congress is leading in three seats.
The BRS has managed to win only 34 seats and is leading in five. The BJP, AIMIM, and CPI have won eight, five and one seats respectively.
KCR resigns as CM
Following his party’s defeat Chief Minister KCR tendered his resignation to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and the latter accepted it. The governor has, however, asked KCR to continue in office till the formation of the new government.
KCR’s son and BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the results were not what his party wanted, but BRS is thankful to the people for giving it an opportunity to serve them for two consecutive terms.
“As part of the democratic process, our chief minister has already sent his resignation to the Governor. I think due process will follow," Rama Rao said.
End of a decade of BRS rule
The KCR-led BRS has been in power since 2014, when Telangana was granted statehood and won the 2018 elections as well and was hopeful of a hat-trick.
The Congress had mounted a spirited election campaign with a view to unseat the near decade-old incumbent, even as the BJP also launched a no holds-barred attack against the ruling dispensation.
(With inputs from agencies)
