The BRS, Congress, and BJP are engaged in a three-way corner fight in the youngest state in India. Whether or not BRS and chief minister Chandrasekhar Rao achieve a historic hat-trick in the polls depends on how this election battle plays out.Since Telangana’s establishment in 2014, K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has held the position of Chief Minister for the last ten years. In his fiercely competitive bid for a third term, KCR faces his most serious electoral opponent to date in the form of a determined Congress. In the newest state in India, BRS and Congress are engaged in a fierce power struggle. Congress is certain to form the first administration in a state it claims to have carved off, while the BRS is looking for a third consecutive term in power. On its own, the BRS is running for all 119 seats. The Communist Party of India (CPI), the Congress’ partner, has been allotted one seat. As the third contender of note, the BJP might influence the result by reducing the number of anti-incumbency votes cast. With the exception of eight seats, which are held by its ally Jana Sena Party (JSP), led by actor-politician Pawan Kalyan, the BJP has fielded candidates in 111 constituencies. The Telangana elections are crucial for BRS, Congress, and BJP as well since BRS is up against the current government, Congress wants to retake power, and BJP is seeking atonement for its stunning loss in adjacent Karnataka. The Congress is working feverishly to establish the state’s first administration, even as the BRS is vying for a third term in office.While the Congress is pleading for pardon following defeats in 2018 and the year prior, the BRS hopes to continue its winning streak, which started in 2014. In the state that was formed a decade ago, the ruling BRS is facing anti-incumbency after two terms in power, while the Congress is trying to resurrect itself in a state that it dominated prior to the state’s partition.