Telangana Congress, BJP, celebrate party victories in ongoing Assembly polls
Hyderabad: Leaders from both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party, On Monday, May 4, celebrated their respective parties’ victories in the Assembly elections being conducted in four states and one Union Territory.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy congratulated the party leadership for the Congress-led UDF alliance’s victory in Kerala calling it an “extraordinary, hard-fought and inspiring victory”.
At the time of writing, the two largest parties of the coalition, Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), had won 56 seats and 18 seats respectively.
The Kerala Assembly has a total of 140 seats.
“On a personal note, I thank all supporters of the UDF and the people of Kerala who showered their heartfelt affection on me during my campaign in Kerala. I shall always be grateful and thank you on behalf of all people of Telangana.” Revanth Reddy stated in a post on X.
“We are two great states with people of great progressive values and democratic ethos, who believe in development and, after a decade of disappointment and betrayal, are set for a great future under Congress government.” he added.
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Congress MLC and Government Whip Addanki Dayakar credited Revanth Reddy for the victory of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala. He stated that Revanth Reddy’s hard campaigning and the strategies played by him worked for Congress’ victory.
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