The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is leading in six of the nine assembly constituencies it contested in the Telangana Assembly elections, as per the counting trends at 1.45 pm on December 3.
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Akbaruddin Owaisi, younger brother of AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, is leading from his Chandrayangutta segment by 29,444 votes over his nearest rival BJP's K Mahender after the eighth round of counting.
AIMIM's candidates were leading in Bahadurpura, Charminar, Malakpet, Nampally and Yakutpura seats but were trailing in Karwan, Rajendranagar and Jubilee Hills.
AIMIM, a friendly ally of BRS in Telangana, had won seven seats in the 2018 Assembly polls in Telangana.
Asaduddin Owaisi had appealed to the people to support BRS wherever AIMIM was not in the fray.
Status of AIMIM leaders in nine constituencies
Charminar -> Round #13 -> Leading by 27855
Chandrayangutta -> Round #10-> Leading by 39195
Yakutpura -> Round #12 -> Leading by 3012
Malakpet -> Round # -> Leading by 4875
Nampally -> Round #7 -> Leading by 4098
Bhadurpura -> Round #11-> Leading by 34367 votes
Jubilee Hills -> Round #10 -> Trailing in 4th position
Rajendranagar -> Round #8 -> Trailing in 4th position
Karwan -> Round #10 -> Trailing in 2nd position