India, March 6 -- BJP-backed candidates have secured two out of three MLC seats in Telangana, delivering a major setback to the ruling Congress. The elections, held on February 27, saw Ch Anji Reddy, supported by the BJP, defeat Congress candidate Narender Reddy by over 5,000 votes in the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates' constituency. The result was announced early Thursday morning.

Elections were conducted using a preferential ballot system for the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies, along with the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers' constituency. Counting, which began on Monday, was a lengthy process due to vote segregation and preference-based tabulation.

Malka Komaraiah, another...