The counting has started in Telangana and shortly it will decide whether K Chandrashekhar Rao will retain power for the third consecutive term.
It is worth noting that in the 119-seat Telangana Assembly, the parties in the fray need to reach the magic number 60 so that they can form a government. In a seat-sharing agreement, the BJP and Jana Sena contested on 111 and 8 seats, respectively while the Congress gave one seat to its ally CPI.
In the exit polls, the edge was given to Congress. Whereas, BRS took the second place as they got over 40 seats and BJP was trailing behind.