Earlier, Reddy thanked the national Congress leaders for supporting him throughout the campaign in the state and called Congress' Sonia Gandhi as 'Mother of Telangana'.
For many decades leading up to the 2019, victory in Telangana has eluded the karyakarta. Hence the anguish. They saw real hope post-2014. Hence the excitement.
Pradeep Bhandari fsaid, "Muslim voters will rally behind every party which according to them can defeat Narendra Modi in 2024. Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal or Congress Party in South India, or DMK in Tamil Nadu. They will not go after Congress in Bengal and Bihar."
Rajdeep Sardesai emphasised, "There is barely a 1.5 to 2% Christian vote in Telangana. But Sunil Kanugulo was able to bring together Christian pastors from different Churches and the need (to vote) to support the Congress in this election."
Reports have mentioned that AP officials were not allowing vehicles to pass without checking Aadhar cards and state addresses. A similar attempt at 'occupying' the dam was also made 3 years ago, but it was thwarted, Telangana officials have informed.
In the 2018 elections, KCR secured a victory in Gajwel by over 58,000 votes. This time, he faces BJP leader Etela Rajender in Gajwel and Congress state unit chief Revanth Reddy in Kamareddy.