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In Telangana the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS and erstwhile TRS), led by K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), is facing competition mainly from the Congress, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is attempting to establish a foothold.
Before the creation of the separate state of Telangana in 2014, the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) were the primary contenders in Andhra Pradesh. KCR founded the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) as a breakaway faction from the TDP in 2001. In the 2009 elections, when Telangana was still part of Andhra Pradesh, the Congress won 50 seats and the TDP secured 39 seats. The Congress achieved its highest vote share at 33.1%.
The 2014 Assembly polls were conducted for unified Andhra Pradesh and held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. Soon after, Telangana officially became a separate state. KCR and the TRS won a narrow majority, securing 63 Assembly seats and 11 of the state's 17 Lok Sabha seats.
In 2018, KCR's government called for early elections, breaking the state's synchronicity with the Lok Sabha polls. The TRS extended its seat and vote share margins, winning a majority with 88 seats and 47% of the vote. Despite an Opposition alliance of the Congress, the Left, and other minor parties, the TRS strengthened its position. Its vote share increased by almost 13% points.
For 2023, A majority of the tickets in the Congress have been given to leaders who have been long-standing members of the party. All three Congress Lok Sabha MPs from the state have been included in the candidate list. Revanth Reddy, the state Congress president, will contest from Kodangal, while former state Congress chief N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, and Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, will run for the Huzurnagar and Nalgonda seats, respectively.
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