Telangana Election Result Is A Watershed Moment For Congress
NDTV
Political analysts say what worked for the TRS was teaming up with the Communist Party of India in an assembly where the Left party has considerable influence.
Although the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) scooped a win in the Munugode by-election after a fierce neck-and-neck battle with the BJP, the real story from the bypoll was that of the Congress.
In a state that was once a major source of its electoral strength, powering its two consecutive terms at the centre in 2004 and 2009, the outcome of the elections showcase the party's downward spiral.
Despite former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi often being credited with the formation of Telangana - even by TRS leader and Chief Minister KCR - the Congress was unable to score political gains out of it in 2014, after Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh.
The anger of the state being split and losing Hyderabad ensured the Congress was wiped out in Andhra Pradesh as well.
