Many Congress leaders fell by the way side, including Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Ponnala Lakshmaiah who lost by more than 40,000 votes. Among the TRS winners are K Taraka Rama Rao, who emerged victorious in Sircilla in Karimnagar district with a margin of over 49,035 votes. Etela Rajender from the TRS won from Huzurabad with a margin of over 56,000 votes against his nearest rival K Sudhakar Reddy of Congress.
In Medak, M Padma Devender Reddy of TRS defeated actor-turned politician Vijayashanti by over 39,000 votes. Ch Madan Reddy of TRS also won by over 14,000 votes against former minister V Sunitha Laxma Reddy of the Congress in Narsapur.
After winning, the Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated K Chandrasekhar Rao for his party’s victory. Noting that the TDP-BJP combine won more seats in Telangana than the Congress, Naidu said people did not trust the ruling party despite its claims of granting statehood to the region.