1. Several high-profile names have been among the many early voters, together with former cricketer Mohd Azharuddin, the Congress candidate from Jubilee Hills. Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, who can be the BJP’s state chief, additionally voted, as did BRS lawmaker Ok Kavitha, who was questioned within the Delhi liquor case. Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao additionally voted.

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led appeals for a “record voter turnout” on this election. The PM, who was outstanding in his BJP’s marketing campaign within the state, has known as on folks in Telangana to “strengthen the festival of democracy”. “I particularly urge young and first-time voters to exercise their franchise…” he posted on X as voting started at 7 am.

3. Chief Minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao, or KCR as he’s known as, is because of vote at a sales space in Naveen Nagar, which is in Hyderabad’s Banjara Hills. Hailed because the ‘founding father’ of Telangana – which was sliced out of Andhra Pradesh in 2014 – his BRS has gained each Assembly elections since and is relying on that loyalty and its numerous social welfare schemes to see off the BJP and the Congress.

4. KCR is contesting from two seats as we speak – towards the Congress’ Revanth Reddy in Kamareddy district and the BJP’s Etala Rajender in his bastion of Gajwel. Voting was halted for half-hour at a sales space in Kamareddy on account of a malfunctioning EVM.

5. The Congress has been boosted by victory in neighbouring Karnataka this 12 months – wherein it routed the BJP – and has come out swinging underneath Revanth Reddy, its new state boss.

6. The get together claims the hole to the BRS has been closed. It can be hoping to share in a potential bleeding of votes following the BJP’s allegations of corruption towards KCR and, to sweeten the pot, has additionally claimed a secret deal between its two fundamental rivals.

7. The get together has additionally jumped on Ok Kavitha being questioned by central businesses within the Delhi liquor coverage case, mentioning that she was not arrested – not like ex-Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and AAP chief Sanjay Singh – regardless of figuring within the case.

8. The Prime Minister’s huge declare – KCR approached him in search of a spot within the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance – has additionally added to the perceived benefits of the Congress, which is able to hope to profit from the BJP and BRS buying and selling pot-shots within the run-up to polling.

9. Meanwhile, the BJP is now with out a authorities within the south and can need a robust displaying on this election, if not a win, to spice up cadre morale within the south forward of the Lok Sabha election, however all isn’t effectively. The transfer to drop Bandi Sanjay as its state boss and change him with Union Minister Kishan Reddy has been questioned by many, as has its alliance with the Jana Sena of actor-politician Pawan Kalyan.

10. Telangana is the final of 5 states – the others have been Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Mizoram – to vote on this spherical of elections, which has been seen as a semi-final earlier than the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Counting of votes for all 5 will happen on Sunday.

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