As many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray for the upcoming elections, including Chief Minister KCR, his minister-son K T Rama Rao, state Congress president A Revanth Reddy and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar and D Arvind. The Model Code of Conduct came into force in the state after the Election Commission announced the schedule on October 9. BRS has fielded candidates in all 119 seats. As per the seat sharing agreement, BJP and actor Pawan Kalyan-headed Jana Sena are contesting in 111 and 8 seats respectively, while Congress has given one seat to its ally CPI, and fighting from 118 others.

 

Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM has put up candidates in nine segments in the city. The BRS is keen on extending its winning run that started in 2014, while the Congress is putting up a spirited fight to win the polls having tasted defeat in 2018 and four year earlier, when the previous UPA Government granted statehood to Telangana. The BJP is also leaving no stone unturned to come to power for the first time in the southern state. Congress has fielded its State president Revanth Reddy to take on the Chief Minister in Kamareddy, while BJP candidate Venkata amana Reddy is no pushover either. More than 2.5 lakh staff will be engaged in poll duties for the assembly elections, Chief Electoral officer Vikas Raj has said. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.