Telangana election result LIVE: KCR wins big; Cong-TDP alliance dismissed

KCR's gamble pays off handsomely after counting of votes in Telangana on Monday. Track Telangana election result 2018 live updates here

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Source: ECI

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PM Modi on Assembly elections results: "The family of BJP Karyakartas worked day and night for the state elections. I salute them for their hardwork. Victory and defeat are an integral part of life. Today's results will further our resolve to serve people and work even harder for the development of India." 

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PM Modi on Assembly elections results: "Congratulations to the Congress for their victories. Congratulations to KCR Garu for the thumping win in Telangana and to the Mizo National Front (MNF) for their impressive victory in Mizoram."

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PM Modi on Assembly elections results: "We accept the people's mandate with humility. I thank the people of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for giving us the opportunity to serve these states. The BJP Governments in these states worked tirelessly for the welfare of the people."

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Caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his son K T Rama Rao, nephew T Harish Rao, ministers E Rajender, T Srinivas Yadav, T Padma Rao and Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi and BJP leader Raja Singh were among those who won from their constituencies.

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Revanth Reddy, Jana Reddy, J Geetha Reddy and DK Aruna and TPCC President Uttam Kumar Reddys wife Padmavathi Reddy were among senior Congress leaders who were defeated. 

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The BJP's Telangana president K Laxman and its senior leader G Kishan Reddy and NTRs grand-daughter Nandamuri Suhasini who contested on TDP ticket also lost the battle. 

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Four ministers in the caretaker Telangana government and Speaker of the dissolved Assembly S Madhusudhan Chary were among those who lost from their constituencies Tuesday. The ministers were Tummala Nageswar Rao, Jupally Krishna Rao, P Mahender Reddy and Azmeera Chandulal. 

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Telangana ECI trends:

 

• Bharatiya Janata Party wins 1 seat
• Congress wins 18 seats, leading in 1
• All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen wins 6 seats, leading in 1
• Telangana Rashtra Samithi wins 77 seats, leading in 11

 

Telangana Rashtra Samithi set to retain power in the state 

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Loan waiver is a measure, not a solution to farmers' distress: Rahul Gandhi

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The process of loan waiver for farmers will start as soon as our governments are formed, says Rahul Gandhi

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Party	Telangana Assembly Election Result: 119/119
	Won	Leading
BJP	1
Congress	18	1
TRS	72	16
Others	8	3

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Rahul Gandhi said,"I feel sad for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He got a massive mandate in 2014 but was unsuccessful in changing the fate of India."

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi: The ideology of SP, BSP and Congress is the same - different from that of BJP. There will not be a big issue of Chief Minister face. It will be done smoothly.

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When PM Modi was elected, he was elected on three planks -- jobs, farmers and corruption. Now, the people think that Modi is himself corrupt. Before, people did not question his probity. Now, they do: Rahul Gandhi

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We are going to provide these states a vision. We are going to provide these states a govt that they can be proud of: Rahul Gandhi

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With a resurgent Congress party in these states, and in states where the BJP is in power, and with a united Opposition, it will become very difficult for PM Modi to win the 2019 general elections: Rahul Gandhi

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I think there are serious question being asked about the future of our youngsters. The central question is how does our government intentd to give jobs to the millions of our youth. There is a feeling among the youth that the promise of jobs has not been met: Rahul Gandhi on whether poll results are a referendum on PM Modi's popularity.

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I would have expected better results in Telangana, said Rahul Gandhi.

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi said, "This is a victory of Congress workers, small traders, farmers. This is a big responsibility for Congress party and we will work on this."

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Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM: I say this with all responsibility that K Chandrasekhar Rao has all capabilities and capacities to ensure that a non-Congress govt comes into existence when the next parliament election takes place and this country requires a non-Congress and a non-BJP government.

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TRS President and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in Hyderabad said, "I will actively participate in national politics."

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