Political parties' campaign for Telangana polls to end today; voting on Nov 30
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Hyderabad: The intense campaign for the Telangana Assembly votes on November 30 will come to an end on Tuesday at 5 pm. This election season has been the longest in the four states that have previously held elections: Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan.
The Elections Commission released the schedule on October 9; following that, the model code of conduct came into force in the state.
The BRS is trying to retain power for a third consecutive term, while the Congress has been fighting tooth and nail and went all out to make a comeback and the BJP left no stone unturned to get into power, PTI reported.
As many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray for the upcoming elections, including BRS supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his minister-son KT Rama Rao, TPCC president A Revanth Reddy and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar, D Arvind and Soyam Bapurao.
KCR is contesting from two segments-Gajwel and Kamareddy- as is Revanth Reddy-Kodangal and Kamareddy. The BJP fielded its MLA, Etala Rajender, from Gajwel, besides Huzurabad, where he is the incumbent legislator.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a dozen meetings during the campaign period, besides a roadshow in Hyderabad on Monday amid huge fanfare.
The counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.