Congress surges ahead in Telangana

11:15 AM IST: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao faces a setback as Congress surges ahead in Telangana. If the trend persists, it marks the first time a party other than BRS will govern the youngest state in India.

11:13 AM IST: Former cricketer and Indian captain, Congress candidate Mohammed Azharuddin, leads in Jubilee Hills against BRS candidate by a narrow margin.

11:10 AM IST: Several BRS ministers, including Indrakaran Reddy, Koppula Eshwar, Vemula Prashant Reddy, Dayakar Rao, Niranjan Reddy, and others, are trailing in the election.