Lagadapati Rajagopal is known for his flash surveys during elections. He is calles as Andhra Octopus for his accuracy in surveys. He and his Flash Team have predicted several assembly, parliament and bypolls with good accuracy. Hence his flash team survey on Telanana Assembly elections 2018 has gained popularity among politicians and general public.
8-10 Independents:
In a recent interaction with media at Tirupati, Lagadapati Rajagopal has leaked that around 8-10 independents will win elections in Telangana. He told that he will announce 2 names per day. On the same day, he announced that independent / rebel candidates from Narayanpet, Boath constituencies will win the elections.
Narayanpet and Boath Candidates:
Rajagopal announced that Sivakumar Reddy from Narayanpet and Anil Kumar from Boath (ST) would win the contest. Both of these are Congress rebel candidates. This has sent alarming bells to the ruling TRS as analysts predicts that success of many independents usually considered as an indication of negative result for ruling parties.
Clear Majority – For Whom:
Lagadapati has also mentioned that the verdict in Telangana will be clear and no chance of hung assembly. But who will be the winners is a question to be answered only after 5 PM on 7th December 2018. But in September 2018, Lagadapati Flash Team survey has predicted 90 seats for TRS party.