LIVE updates of the results of the Telangana by-elections: The BJP won the state assembly by vote for the Dubbaka constituency in Telangana, despite the fact that the EC has not yet officially announced the results. The party had sent M Raghunandana Rao from the seat after the bypoll was necessary due to the untimely death of MLA Ramalinga Reddy. Although the Election Commission has yet to officially announce the result due to a technical failure in four electronic voting machines, the BJP state headquarters in Hyderabad saw wild celebrations. Party workers set off firecrackers, handed out sweets and danced with joyous debauchery to celebrate victory in the tight elections. Some party leaders overjoyed lifted the head of the state party Bandi Sanjay in their arms amid the roll of the drums.
Although all 23 rounds of the count were completed, the result declaration was delayed due to an error in four EVMs, which have 1,669 votes. Sanjay told reporters at the BJP office that the people of Dubbak have rendered a historic verdict. “They have taught Prime Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao a lesson by his arrogance,” he said. The Karimnagar MP said that the TRS failed in all its conspiracies against the BJP during the Dubbak campaign. Sanjay also referred to the self-immolation of the BJP worker in front of the party office for his arrest in Dubbak. “The verdict shows that the people want change. The BJP will build on this success to win the next electoral battles,” he said. If the BJP candidate is declared elected in Dubbak, the strength of the saffron party in the 119-member Assembly will increase to two.
The scrutiny of the bypoll assembly held in Dubbaka in Telangana took place at the Indore Engineering College in Siddipet. While the postal ballot counting began at 8 am, EVM counting began at 8:30. The seat has become the center of a high-stakes battle over the past three months, buzzing with activity for a prestigious triangle contest in the ordinary constituency. Officials have made arrangements for counting votes with COVID-19
safety measures. The scrutiny began in two rooms. 14 tables were set up for scrutiny, which will take place in 23 rounds.
Dubbaka has become electorally significant, not because of himself, but because of his surroundings. It shares its borders with Gajwel, represented by Prime Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. To the north is Sircilla, the constituency of CM’s son and IT minister KT Rama Rao, and to the east is Siddipet, the stronghold of CM’s nephew, Harish Rao. The campaign for the bypoll, necessitated by the untimely death of MLA Ramalinga Reddy, was very acute as the BJP raced after TRS to establish itself as the main rival, and the TRS returned fire. In order not to be left behind, the Congress also formed a united front, determined not to lose its position as the main opposition party in the state. By the time the campaign came to an end on Sunday, it had reached a fever pitch, suggesting the importance the three contenders attach to constituency.
An interesting fight in Telangana between BJP n TRS at Dubbaka Assembly by poll. BJP currently leads. This could be a surprise win for BJP
– Ram Madhav (@rammadhavbjp) November 10, 2020
Here are the LIVE updates and issues in the fight for the seat:
• BJP workers can be seen together with Telangana party chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar celebrating after the party’s victory in Dubbaka.
• BJP leader Amit Malviya tweets that the BJP victory in the constituency could be the “beginning of the end of TRS dominance in the state.”
This is BIG: BJP won the secondary vote at the Dubbaka assembly in Telangana … This could well be the beginning of the end of TRS ‘dominance in state politics.
– Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 10, 2020
• Telangana BJP leader N Ramchander Rao congratulates the party after its victory in the Dubbaka bypoll in the state.
• BJP leader Ram Madhav investigates TRS and congratulates the party for securing Dubbaka’s seat in the bypoll.
Great BJP performance in Telangana. Dubbak won by BJP’s Raghunandan Rao despite the most undemocratic behavior of the TRS ruler. BJP emerges as a unique alternative to the RAJ family of TRS. Many congratulations to @bandisanjay_bjp and BJP Telangana
– Ram Madhav (@rammadhavbjp) November 10, 2020
• Celebrations are held at the BJP office in Hyderabad when the party wins the seat of the Dubbaka constituency in Telangana.
• The BJP wins the Dubbaka seat in Telangana by 1,754 votes.
• The celebrations begin in the Telangana BJP office as the 22nd count round continues to show the BJP in the lead. There is only one more round of counting left in the sequel.
• In the 21st round of scrutiny, BJP candidate M Raghunandana Rao leads by 620 votes in Dubbaka. The electoral district that witnessed a three-way contest between the ruling TRS and the opposition BJP and Congress.
• For ruler TRS, retaining Dubbaka is a matter of prestige, as he seeks to quell an anti-incumbent wave before it reaches the highest-profile seats in the neighborhood, and has appointed the master strategist and finance minister. from the state, Harish Rao to lead the campaign of candidate Solipeta Sujata, wife of the late MLA.
• The constituency’s location, close to that of the CM and his son constituencies, has become an important voting board for both the BJP and Congress, who have accused the Kalvakuntla family of developing their individual constituencies by leaving to Dubbaka to his luck. “Dubbaka is underdeveloped, there are no roads or adequate infrastructure. The constituency received only Rs 10 crore as a special development fund, while Sircilla and Gajwel received Rs 184 crore and Rs 434 crore respectively. Their apathy is very clear, “BJP candidate M Raghunandan Rao had previously said.
• “Dubbaka will certainly prosper only under TRS,” Harish Rao declared as he held rally after rally in Dubbaka over the past few months, reaching almost all voters in the assembly constituency. The party has bet on its populist welfare plans like Rythu Bandhu, free electricity, Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak, among others, for a landslide victory. For Harish Rao, too, the bypoll is important on a personal level. To begin with, Raghunandan is an arch enemy. In addition, he has been tasked by KCR with obtaining more than 1 lakh of votes for the match and a huge victory in Dubbaka, which will only cement his claim as one of the main contenders to succeed KCR.
• While TRS refuses to acknowledge both the BJP and Congress as their political opponents in the state, political analyst Professor Nageshwar believes that the real problem in Dubbaka lies between the TRS and the BJP. “The BJP has managed to create the perception that it is the main rival of the ruling party in Dubbaka. Likewise, the TRS is deliberately targeting the BJP as if Congress is not in the picture at all. This is precisely where the interest of TRS and BJP do not conflict, but converge, “he says.
• For Congress, winning the Dubbaka bypoll is crucial to reestablishing itself as a strong opposition in the state, a position that is being increasingly threatened by the BJP. With only one MLA in the state (Raja Singh, Goshamahal), the saffron party has been making a big effort to conjure support and pave the way for the 2023 assembly elections. Following its dismal performance in the assembly elections In 2018, where his bill fell from 21 seats to 19, Congress has practically been losing its grip on the state. The situation worsened after 12 of his MLAs left ship to join TRS. But for Dubbaka, Congress has undergone something of a makeover to present a united fight for its candidate, Srinivas Reddy, who defected from TRS after being denied a ballot. Reddy’s greatest strength is the legacy of his late father, former minister and four-time Dubbaka MLA member Cheruku Muthyam Reddy, who is credited with developing educational institutions in the backward constituency.
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