Number Theory: Is telangana going to elect BRS a third time?


On november 30, Telangana's 119 assembly constituencies (ACs) will cast their ballots. For the third time, would the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), formerly known as the telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), hold onto power? Historical data indicates that an opposition party will need to perform far better than it has in the past in order to cause an upset. 

It won't be known until the results are announced on december 3 whether telangana re-elects the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), formerly the telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), for a third time. But regardless of the outcome, it is evident from the campaign that the BRS is running for reelection on the basis of its welfare program, and congress, the main opposition party, is attempting to outperform the BRS in this regard. Although it is now normal for political parties to use the welfare route to win elections in India, telangana is the perfect state for a populist government, according to an HT study of the state's finances. This has been made feasible by Hyderabad's income and the separation from the load of Andhra Pradesh's population.

Reports from the state almost universally point to a straight fight between the congress and the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), formerly known as the telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS). The precise makeup of the 2023 elections won't be known until the results are announced on december 3, but an HT analysis of Telangana's previous outcomes indicates that the state's political landscape has been steadily changing. 



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