Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) President K Chandrashekhar Rao was trailing in Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency after the completion of first round of counting in the by-elections held at Andhra Pradesh.
According to latest reports the Congress party established initial leads in two Lok Sabha constituencies and was also ahead in four assembly seats while The TRS was ahead in two Lok Sabha and four assembly constituencies.
The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidates were leading in four assembly constituencies.
TRS candidate S Ramalinga Reddy has defeated his nearest TDP rival C Muthyam Reddy by 5,142 votes in Dommat assembly by-poll.
Meanwhile, fierce three-corner contest was on in other constituencies as per the initial trends available here.
The Congress candidate and former Minister T Jeevan Reddy established a slender lead of 875 votes after the first round over Rao in the Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat.
The bypolls were held on May 29 to four Lok Sabha and 18 assembly elections in the state.
Crucial polls
It's a big day in Andhra Pradesh as counting of votes has started for the by-elections which took place on Thursday.
The by-elections are largely seen as a referendum on the Telangana statehood issue.
These polls are taking place less than a year before Andhra Pradesh goes to polls in 2009 because four Lok Sabha members of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and 16 of their MLAs resigned in March.
The elections are seen as an acid test for TRS, led by K Chandrasekar Rao, which has been spearheading the statehood movement since its inception in 2001.
Many say that it is an unnecessary election and the idea behind is to hopefully win their seats again and show to the UPA leadership that there is a strong Telangana sentiment which Delhi needs to recognise. (With PTI inputs)
(source: http://www.ndtv.com)
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