TRS supremo K Chandrashekar Rao repeatedly emphasised that his party would win 100 seats out of 119 on offer in Telangana. At one point of time at the height of the campaign, he increased this expected tally to 108. His critics dismissed it as a mere electoral gimmick to enthuse his supporters and demoralise the Opposition. Some even said that KCR was living in the world of his own dreams. Many TRS leaders even opined that although their leader had made that bold claim, they were expecting no less than 75 seats. The poll of the exit polls had put the tally at 66. The veteran politician-turned-pollster known as Andhra Octopus, Lagadapati Rajagopal made a bizarre prediction when he said that the Congress-led Mahakutami would win as many as 65 seats, laying waste to the TRS. For Full Text: https://www.firstpost.com/politics/telangana-election-results-2018-kcrs-risky-move-to-dissolve-assembly-pays-rich-dividends-as-trs-storms-to-victory-5711651.html
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