TRS win 11 seats in Andhra by-polls - India News and Travel Times Provides India-centric and other News and Features

The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Friday won eleven seats in the Telangana by-elections, while its new political ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won one seat. Both the Congress and the Telegu Desam Party ( TDP ) drew a blank in the by-elections to 12 assembly seats caused by the resignations over the Telangana issue. The entire counting process was being videographed and a media and data centre were set up at every counting center for quick information. State Congress president D Srinivas and TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao's son K T Rama Rao were among the prominent candidates in the fray.