Telangana Election Results 2018 Live: The counting of votes has begun in Telangana with chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samiti taking an early lead over the Congress-led grand alliance based on initial trends.

KCR is the favourite to return to power for a second term. Some exit polls have also predicted a keen contest between the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and the Congress-led "Praja Katumi", which also comprises Chandrababu’s TDP, CPI and the newly formed Telangaja Jana Samithi.