High-Stakes Battle in Telangana Legislative Council Elections

The Telangana Legislative Council election is set for Thursday with polling across three hotly contested constituencies. With 90 candidates in the fray, the BJP and Congress have mobilized top leaders for lobbying. The election is in preferential voting mode, and results will be announced on March 3.

On Thursday, Telangana will witness a high-stakes election battle for three seats in the state Legislative Council. The electorates in Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers' constituency will cast their votes.

The BJP has aggressively campaigned across all three seats, albeit in different numbers of candidates, while the ruling Congress is vying for just the Graduates' constituency. In contrast, BRS has opted out.

The election will use a preferential voting system, and top leaders from both BJP and Congress have been actively canvassing to secure a win. The counting is slated for March 3, promising a close contest.