High-pitched campaign ends; T'gana set to vote tomorrow

A high-decibel campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in Telangana ended on Tuesday, setting the stage for a triangular contest among the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in what will be the last state polls before the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

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Telangana, which saw the longest campaigning period among the five states going to the polls in November, will vote to elect its 119-member legislative assembly on Thursday. Results will be declared for all five states — including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram — on December 3.

“It is 5pm and the silent period has started. There are various restrictions that are put in place by the Election Commission of India. In the last 48 hours, basically tranquil period given to the voters to mull over things and come to a conclusion,” chief electoral officer (CEO) Vikas Raj said at a press conference.

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) have been promulgated across Telangana, where the model code of conduct has been in place since the announcement of the poll schedule on October 9, Raj added.