Campaign ends for Nov 30 Telangana assembly polls

As the campaign for the Telangana Assembly election drew to a close on Tuesday, the focus shifted to voting on November 30 when voters would determine the course of the southern state whose current government led by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi showcased its social welfare bouquet during the electioneering, fighting anti-incumbency and allegations of corruption levelled by a resurgent Congress and an enthusiastic BJP.

The end of campaigning takes the 3.17 crore voters into the decision phase during which they are likely to weigh the benefits of reposing faith in Chief Minister K Chrandra Shekhar Rao, the charismatic leader who led the campaign to carve out a new state from Andhra Pradesh in 2014, against six guarantees of the Congress and the BJP’s Narendra Modi development model.

With the declaration of result on December 3, 119 legislators would get the mandate to deliver on their parties’ poll promises that ranged from free gas cylinders, input subsidies for farmers, appointment of a CM from backward class and jobs.