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	==Rajya Sabha elections==		==Rajya Sabha elections==
	[[Member of Parliament (India)\|Members of parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (House of the State) from [[Telangana]] are not directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the state but by the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|members]] of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]. Candidates who win the Rajya Sabha elections are called "[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha\|Members of Parliament]]" and hold their seats for six years. The house meets in the Rajya Sabha Chamber of the [[New Parliament House, New Delhi\|Sansad Bhavan]] in [[New Delhi]] on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place to elect 7 members from Telangana.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-election-2017-here-is-how-members-are-elected-to-upper-house-1734558\|title=Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House\|website=NDTV.com\|access-date=5 April 2021}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		[[Member of Parliament (India)\|Members of parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (House of the State) from [[Telangana]] are not directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the state but by the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|members]] of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]. Candidates who win the Rajya Sabha elections are called "[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha\|Members of Parliament]]" and hold their seats for six years. The house meets in the Rajya Sabha Chamber of the [[New Parliament House, New Delhi\|Sansad Bhavan]] in [[New Delhi]] on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place to elect 7 members from Telangana.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-election-2017-here-is-how-members-are-elected-to-upper-house-1734558\|title=Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House\|website=NDTV.com\|access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref>

	==Lok Sabha elections==		==Lok Sabha elections==
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	\|{{party color cell\|Telugu Desam Party}}		\|{{party color cell\|Telugu Desam Party}}
	\|[[Telugu Desam Party\|TDP]] 1		\|[[Telugu Desam Party\|TDP]] 1
	\|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen\|AIMIM]] 1~~<~~br/~~>~~[[YSR Congress Party\|YSRCP]] 1		\|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen\|AIMIM]] 1<br/>[[YSR Congress Party\|YSRCP]] 1
	\|17		\|17
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	! rowspan="2" \| No.		! rowspan="2" \| No.
	! rowspan="2" \| Constituency		! rowspan="2" \| Constituency
	! rowspan="2" \| Reserved for~~<~~br~~>~~SC/ST/None		! rowspan="2" \| Reserved for<br>SC/ST/None
	! colspan="3" \| 2014 elections~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \| url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/2014-election-results.html \| title=16th Lok Sabha Election results \| publisher=Election Commission of India \| accessdate=19 June 2019}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		! colspan="3" \| 2014 elections<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/2014-election-results.html \| title=16th Lok Sabha Election results \| publisher=Election Commission of India \| accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref>
	! colspan="3" \| 2019 elections~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \| url=https://www.businessinsider.in/telangana-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-trs-vs-congress-vs-tdp-vs-bjp/articleshow/69445813.cms \| title=Telangana Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: TRS wins the state with 9 seats \| publisher=Business Insider \| date=24 May 2019 \| accessdate=12 June 2019 \| archive-date=30 November 2020 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130180931/https://www.businessinsider.in/telangana-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-trs-vs-congress-vs-tdp-vs-bjp/articleshow/69445813.cms \| url-status=dead }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		! colspan="3" \| 2019 elections<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.businessinsider.in/telangana-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-trs-vs-congress-vs-tdp-vs-bjp/articleshow/69445813.cms \| title=Telangana Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: TRS wins the state with 9 seats \| publisher=Business Insider \| date=24 May 2019 \| accessdate=12 June 2019 \| archive-date=30 November 2020 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130180931/https://www.businessinsider.in/telangana-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-trs-vs-congress-vs-tdp-vs-bjp/articleshow/69445813.cms \| url-status=dead }}</ref>
	! colspan="3" \| 2024 elections		! colspan="3" \| 2024 elections
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	!rowspan=2\|Assembly~~<~~br/~~>~~{{small\|(Election)}}		!rowspan=2\|Assembly<br/>{{small\|(Election)}}
	!rowspan=2\|Total Seats		!rowspan=2\|Total Seats
	!colspan=4\|First		!colspan=4\|First
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	!Percentage of votes		!Percentage of votes
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[1st Telangana Assembly\|1st]]~~<~~br/~~>~~{{small\|([[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election\|2014]])}}		\|[[1st Telangana Assembly\|1st]]<br/>{{small\|([[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election\|2014]])}}
	\|119		\|119
	\|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]		\|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
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	\|14.73%		\|14.73%
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[2nd Telangana Assembly\|2nd]]~~<~~br/~~>~~{{small\|([[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election\|2018]])}}		\|[[2nd Telangana Assembly\|2nd]]<br/>{{small\|([[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election\|2018]])}}
	\|119		\|119
	\|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]		\|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
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	\|2.71%		\|2.71%
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[3rd Telangana Assembly\|3rd]]~~<~~br/~~>~~{{small\|([[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election\|2023]])}}		\|[[3rd Telangana Assembly\|3rd]]<br/>{{small\|([[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election\|2023]])}}
	\|119		\|119
	\|[[Indian National Congress]]		\|[[Indian National Congress]]

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The Indian state of [[Telangana]] was officially formed on 2 June 2014. Since then, elections in the state are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India to elect representatives of various bodies on national, state and district levels.

==National level==
===Lok Sabha===
{{Main|Lok Sabha}}
[[File:Telangana Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg|thumb|right|Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana]]
Telangana has 17 [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]] of which 3 are reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes (SC)]] and 2 for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes (ST)]] from which electors have direct election to choose their desired candidate to make them [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] (M.P.). Lok Sabha elections have been held in Telanaga only once, during the [[2019 Indian general election]].
'''Keys:'''
{{legend2|#009F3C|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FBB917|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (INC)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FAAFBE|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFF31|[[Telugu Desam Party|Telugu Desam Party (TDP)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#6AB5FF|[[Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party|Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! rowspan="2" | No.
! rowspan="2" | Constituency
! rowspan="2" | Reserved for SC/ST/None
! colspan="2" | 2014 elections<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/2014-election-results.html | title=16th Lok Sabha Election results | publisher=Election Commission of India | accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2019 elections<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.in/telangana-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-trs-vs-congress-vs-tdp-vs-bjp/articleshow/69445813.cms | title=Telangana Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: TRS wins the state with 9 seats | publisher=Business Insider | date=24 May 2019 | accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
! Elected M.P.
! Party
! Elected M.P.
! Party
|-
! 1
| [[Adilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Adilabad]]
| ST
| [[G. Nagesh]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[Soyam Bapu Rao|S. B. Rao]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-
! 2
| [[Peddapalle (Lok Sabha constituency)|Peddapalle]]
| SC
| [[Balka Suman|B. Suman]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta|V. N. Borlakunta]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
|-
! 3
| [[Karimnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimnagar]]
| None
| [[Vinod Kumar Boianapalli|V. K. Boianapalli]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar|B. S. Kumar]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-
! 4
| [[Nizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nizamabad]]
| None
| [[K. Kavitha]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[Arvind Dharmapuri|A. Dharmapuri]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-
! 5
| [[Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Zahirabad]]
| None
| [[B. B. Patil]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[B. B. Patil]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
|-
! 6
| [[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medak]]
| None
| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy|K.P. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy|K.P. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
|-
! 7
| [[Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malkajgiri]]
| None
| [[Malla Reddy|M. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FFFF31|TDP
| [[Anumula Revanth Reddy|A. R. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
|-
! 8
| [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Secunderabad]]
| None
| [[Bandaru Dattatreya|B. Dattatreya]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
| [[G. Kishan Reddy|G. K. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-
! 9
| [[Hyderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hyderabad]]
| None
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi|A. Owaisi]]
| bgcolor=#009F3C|AIMIM
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi|A. Owaisi]]
| bgcolor=#009F3C|AIMIM
|-
! 10
| [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chevella]]
| None
| [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy|K. V. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[G. Ranjith Reddy|G. R. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
|-
! 11
| [[Mahabubnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahbubnagar]]
| None
| [[A. P. Jithender Reddy|A.P.J. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[Manne Srinivas Reddy|M. S. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
|-
! 12
| [[Nagarkurnool (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagarkurnool]]
| SC
| [[Nandi Yellaiah|N. Yellaiah]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
| [[Pothuganti Ramulu|P. Ramulu]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
|-
! 13
| [[Nalgonda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nalgonda]]
| None
| [[Gutha Sukender Reddy|G. S. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
| [[Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy|N. U. K. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
|-
! 14
| [[Bhongir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhongir]]
| None
| [[Boora Narsaiah Goud|B. N. Goud]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[Komatireddy Venkat Reddy|K. V. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
|-
! 15
| [[Warangal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Warangal]]
| SC
| [[Kadiyam Srihari|K. Srihari]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[Dayakar Pasunoori|D. Pasunoori]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
|-
! 16
| [[Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahabubabad]]
| ST
| [[Sitaram Naik|S. Naik]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| [[Kavitha Maloth|K. Maloth]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
|-
! 17
| [[Khammam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khammam]]
| None
| [[Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy|P. S. Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#6AB5FF|YSRCP
| [[Nama Nageswara Rao|N. N. Rao]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
|-
|}
{{Graph:Chart
| width=400
| height=100
| xAxisTitle=Parties
| yAxisTitle=Constituencies
| legend=Legend
| type=rect
| x=AIMIM, BJP, INC, TRS, TDP, YSRCP
| y1Title= 2014 elections
| y2Title= 2019 elections
| y1=1,1,2,11,1,1
| y2=1,4,3,9,0,0
| colors=#800000aa,#80ff8000
| showValues=yes
}}

====Rajya Sabha====
{{Main|Rajya Sabha|List of Rajya Sabha members from Telangana}}
The members of Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly, through the MLAs. Telangana sends 7 members to Rajya Sabha, elected through its legislative assembly and legislative council. Before the bifurcation of states, the combined state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] used to represent 18 seats to Rajya Sabha. Post bifurcation, Andhra Pradesh seats were changed to 11 and Telangana has had 7 seats since then. On 30 May 2014, draw was conducted amongst the existing 18 members select the 7 members of Telanagana. In the draw, 3 members of [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) and 4 members of [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) were selected.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/draw-of-lots-decides-rajya-sabha-members-for-telangana-andhra/article6066870.ece | title=Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra | publisher=The Hindu | date=30 May 2014 | accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>

'''Key:'''
{{legend2|#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (INC)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FAAFBE|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFF31|[[Telugu Desam Party|Telugu Desam Party (TDP)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%"
|+ Current Members
! No
! Name<ref name="members">{{cite web|title=Statewise List|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/memberstatewise.aspx|website=164.100.47.5|accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref>
! Party
! Date of Appointment<ref name="term">{{cite web|title=Statewise Retirement|url=http://164.100.47.5/NewMembers/RetLMemState.aspx|website=164.100.47.5|accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref>
!Date of Retirement<ref name="term" />
|-
!1
|[[Banda Prakash]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
|03-Apr-2018
|02-Apr-2024
|-
!2
|[[Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav|Badugula Lingaiah Yadav]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
|03-Apr-2018
|02-Apr-2024
|-
!3
|[[Joginapally Santosh Kumar]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
|03-Apr-2018
|02-Apr-2024
|-
!4
|[[D. Srinivas (politician)|D. Srinivas]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
|22-Jun-2016
|21-Jun-2022
|-
!5
|[[V. Lakshmikantha Rao]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
|22-Jun-2016
|21-Jun-2022
|-
!6
|[[Garikapati Mohan Rao]]
|bgcolor=#FFFF31| TDP
|02-Jun-2014
|09-Apr-2020
|-
!7
|[[K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF | INC
|02-Jun-2014
|09-Apr-2020
|-
|}

==State level==
===Legislative Assembly===
[[File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Telangana.svg|thumb|right|Legislative Assembly constituencies of Telangana.]]
{{Main|Telangana Legislative Assembly|State Assembly elections in India}}
The Telangana Legislative Assembly has [[List of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly|119 constituencies]] of which 18 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 9 for Scheduled Tribes candidates. The [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|first election]] to constitute the Legislative Assembly were held on 30 April 2014, prior to the formation of the state. The first phase of the elections were held in constituencies that would form the new state in June 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Telangana witnesses high voter turnout |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/telangana-witnesses-high-voter-turnout/article5963416.ece |accessdate=15 June 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=30 April 2014 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The results were declared on 16 May 2014 and [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS) won 63 seats and received the majority. [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], the founder of TRS was sworn in as the first [[List of chief ministers of Telangana|Chief Minister of Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/kcr-to-become-the-first-chief-minister-of-telangana/article20775127.ece1 | title=CR to become the first Chief Minister of Telangana | publisher=The Hindu | date=17 May 2014 | accessdate=13 June 2019}}</ref> The [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|second Assembly elections]] were held on 7 December 2018 after [[Governor of Telangana|Governor]] [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]] dissolved the assembly early on the advice of Rao.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lasania |first1=Yunus Y. |title=Telangana CM KCR dissolves assembly, to go for early elections |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ve5G5jKFF0Hg4vAe4d43BM/Citing-political-fragility-KCR-dissolves-Telangana-assembly.html |accessdate=15 June 2019 |work=Mint |date=6 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The results declared on 11 December 2018 indicated TRS maintaining the majority; this time winning 88 seats. Rao was again sworn in as the Chief Minister for second term.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/k-chandrashekar-rao-takes-over-as-telangana-chief-minister-for-second-time/story-F8Cefw01KbhKimEmhuTkoO.html | title=Hindustan Times | publisher=KCR is back as Telangana chief minister, will pick his team next week | date=13 December 2018 | accessdate=13 June 2019 | author=Srinivasa Rao Apparasu}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Summary of MLAs elected to the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"; rowspan="2" | Parties
! colspan="2" | Seats won
|-
! [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
! [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS)
|63
|87
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|21
|19
|-
| bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
|15
|2
|-
| bgcolor="{{All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM)
|7
|7
|-
| bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
|5
|2
|-
| bgcolor="{{YSR Congress Party/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[YSR Congress Party]] (YSRCP)
|3
|0
|-
| bgcolor="{{Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)
|2
|0
|-
| bgcolor="{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|1
|0
|-
| bgcolor="{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPM)
|1
|0
|-
| bgcolor="{{All India Forward Bloc/meta/color}}" |
|align="left" |[[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB)
|0
|1
|-
| bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
|1
|1
|-
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Total
| 119
| 119
|-
|}

====Legislative Council====
{{Main|Telangana Legislative Council}}

==Political parties==
Since its inception, the [[Telangana Rashtra Samiti]] has been the most dominant political party in the state, forming full majority governments in the state for two consecutive terms on its own. TRS was formed in 2001 with primary agenda of obtaining statehood for Telangana.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ETQ-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA118&dq=trs+formation+agenda&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK_KWLyujiAhXDYysKHcPeCFgQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=trs%20formation%20agenda&f=false | title=Globalisation and Governance in India: New Challenges to Society and Institutions | publisher=Routledge | author=Harihar Bhattacharyya, Lion König | year=2015 | pages=118 | isbn=9781317526391}}</ref>

Other major political parties are:
{{Col-begin}}{{col-break}}
'''National Parties'''
* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
* [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
* [[Communist Party of India]]
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
* [[Indian National Congress]]
{{col-break}}
'''State Parties'''
* [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
* [[Telangana Rashtra Samiti]]
* [[Telugu Desam Party]]
{{col-break}}
'''Other Parties'''
* [[All India Forward Bloc]]
* [[Jana Sena Party]]
{{Col-end}}


== Issues ==
As per the survey conducted by the NGO [[Association for Democratic Reforms]], for the 2019 general election, unemployment remained the major issue amongst the voters in both urban and rural areas. For urban areas this was followed by noise pollution and in rural areas next immediate issues were noted to be better prices for farm products, and continuation of subsidy for seeds and fertilizers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/telangana/news/job-worry-top-on-telangana-voters-minds-adr-survey/articleshow/68606898.cms | title=Job worry top on Telangana voters’ minds: ADR survey | publisher=Times of India | date=28 March 2019 | accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>

==References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Telangana elections}}
{{Indian elections}}

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