It’s Congress vs BJP in Telangana

Congress and BJP lead in Telangana Lok Sabha seats, with BJP emerging as a major force. MIM holds Hyderabad seat.

It is turning out to be a straight contest between the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana. Of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in the State, the two principal contenders are leading in eight and seven seats respectively. The BRS is trailing far behind leading in just one seat and the MIM is holding on to its bastion the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat with comfortable lead of over 40,000 votes at the end of the fifth round.

Contrary to expectations of triangular contests in several seats, the trends coming out so far indicated that the BJP has indeed emerged as a major force in Telangana. It’s candidates are leading in Secunderabad, Malkajgiri, Chevella, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Adilabad constituencies from the first round while BJP candidate from Mahbubnagar D.K. Aruna is engaged in a tight contest with her Congress rival Ch. Vamsichand Reddy.

The Congress is maintaining lead in Nalgonda, Khammam, Bhongir, Peddapalle, Nagarkurnool, Mahbubabad and Zahirabad seats. In Medak Congress is at third place but there is hardly any margin between all the three parties.