"I feel that I am fortunate to win against those two (KCR and Revanth Reddy). People will vote for you even without money and liquor. I always believe that people are not corrupt, it is leaders," he said.
Controversial legislator T Raja Singh is the only BJP candidate from the city who won in 2018 assembly polls and has repeated his feat this time. He retained his Goshamahal seat for the third time in a row.
KT Rama Rao had posted a picture of himself aiming with a gun and had captioned it: "Hattrick Loading 3.0. Get ready to celebrate guys." As it became clear that the Congress was winning, the outgoing minister responded to his own post, saying, "This one ain t gonna age well. Missed the mark." Earlier, the Telangana Congress had shared the picture of KT Rama Rao with the gun and posted on X, "Were you aiming for car tyres?"
Congress secures a win in Telangana while losing power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu, who played a key role in Congress victory in Karnataka, is credited with the party s success in Telangana as well.
After dethroning Chandrasekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), who has been in power since 2014, Congress state party chief Revanth Reddy on Sunday dedicated the party's success in the assembly election to the people who made supreme sacrifice.