Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Congress unseats BRS after two terms

The ruling K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has been handed a resounding defeat by the Congress in Telangana, paving the way for the first transition of power from one party to another since the formation of the state in 2014. KCR, who became the first chief minister of Telangana in 2014, will not be returning to power after his party managed to secure only 39 seats in the 119-member assembly. Congress, led by A Revanth Reddy, secured 64 seats, four more than the magic number.

The BRS's KT Rama Rao conceded defeat early in the day and congratulated Congress for the win.

According to current trends, KCR, who contested from both Gajwel and Kamareddy, is leading Bharatiya Janata Party's Etela Rajender — a former BRS legislator and minister — by over 34,000 votes in the former and lost to BJP's Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy by a little more than 6,700 votes in the former. Reddy, who too ran from two seats including Kamareddy, handily won Kodangal by more than 32,000 votes.