2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election

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All 119 seats in the Telangana Legislative Assembly 60 seats needed for a majority
Registered	28,075,912
Turnout	20,701,783 (73.74%)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader K. Chandrashekar Rao N. Uttam Kumar Reddy Akbaruddin Owaisi Party TRS INC AIMIM Alliance - Praja Kutami - Leader since 2001 2015 1999 Leader's seat Gajwel (won)[1] Huzurnagar (won) Chandrayangutta (won) Last election 63 seats, 34.30%[2] 21 seats, 25.20%[2] 7 seats, 3.8%[2] Seats won 88 19 7 Seat change 25 2 No change Popular vote 9,700,479 5,883,111 561,089 Percentage 46.90% 28.40% 2.70% Swing 12.60% 3.20% 1.10%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader L. Ramana K. Laxman Party TDP BJP Alliance Praja Kutami NDA Leader since 2015 2014 Leader's seat Did not contest Musheerabad (lost) Last election 15 seats, 14.70%[2] 5 seats, 7.10%[2] Seats won 2 1 Seat change 13 4 Popular vote 725,845 1,450,456 Percentage 3.50% 6.98% Swing 11.20% 0.12%
Chief Minister before election K. Chandrasekhar Rao TRS Chief Minister after election K. Chandrasekhar Rao TRS

The 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 December 2018 which marked the second electoral event since the state's formation in 2014.^[3] Key contenders included the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP).^[4]

An noteworthy development in the electoral landscape was the formation of the Praja Kutami (People's Alliance), comprising opposition parties such as INC, TDP, CPI and TJS. Despite their collective efforts, they were restricted to 21 seats. The election ultimately reaffirmed the political dominance of TRS, led by K. Chandrashekar Rao, as they secured victory with 88 seats and continued to govern the state of Telangana.^[5]