Congress may rise to power for the first time in Telangana since the formation of the State in 2014, according to several exit polls and the latest polling trends. While announcing the poll promises, All India Congress Committee (AICC) president, Mallikarjun Kharge said the manifesto was like the Gita, Bible, and Quran for the people of Telangana. Their surplus State, under the leadership of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao, had succumbed to debt and corruption, Mr. Kharge said.
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Congress’s famed ‘six guarantees’ for the Telangana Assembly elections were announced in September this year, aiming to replicate its victory model in Karnataka this year. The promises covered cash transfers, pension schemes, free electricity, cylinders and land to a wide base of voters, from women and farmers to students and martyrs’ families. These include: the ‘Mahalakshmi’, ‘Rythu Bharosa’, ‘Gruha Jyothi’, ‘Indiramma Indlu’, ‘Yuva Vikasam’ and ‘Cheyutha’ guarantees. Mr. Kharge said the Congress “is determined to provide social justice, economic empowerment and unbridled progress to the people of Telangana”.
