CONGRESS DETHRONES KCR IN TELANGANA

Congress dethroned Chandrasekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) which has been in power since 2014 when Telangana was granted statehood.

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Till the filing of this report, the Congress has won 65 seats. The BRS, which has 101 members in the outgoing assembly, emerged victorious in 39 seats.

Congress workers raises slogans of ‘CM-CM’ in favour of state party president Revanth Reddy, as he arrived at the party office in Hyderabad after it became clear that Congress is winning the state with clear majority.

After a sweeping victory in Karnataka, Congress’ guarantees in Telangana have proved to be a game changer for the party in Telangana, India’s youngest state.

The guarantees covered cash transfers, pension schemes, free electricity, cylinders and land to a wide base of voters, from women and farmers to students and martyrs’ families. These include: the ‘Mahalakshmi’, ‘Rythu Bharosa’, ‘Gruha Jyothi’, ‘Indiramma Indlu’, ‘Yuva Vikasam’ and ‘Cheyutha’ guarantees.

Following the ‘Karnataka model’ of campaigning after its massive win in the state, Congress has promised to provide free bus travel for women in Telangana while also providing Rs 2500 to women every month under Mahalaxmi Yojana. An LPG cylinder at Rs 500 is also among the promises under this scheme. The party has promised to provide 200 units of free electricity to every household and a pension of Rs 4,000 per month to the elderly.