Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:17am on 03 Dec 2023,Sunday Politics
Ahead of Telangana election result counting beginning 8am Sunday, Congress leader DK Shivakumar arrived in Hyderabad with 10 Karnataka ministers overnight. Officially tasked to keep Congress Telangana leaders united per high command orders, unofficially Shivakumar will oversight the party's winning candidates amidst fears of poaching attempts. Congress workers will provide one-to-one protection for each MLA candidate as exit polls signal a Telangana victory. Such man-to-man security for all through counting day highlights worries of swooping rivals despite an expected Congress triumph, prompting vigilance led by the Karnataka Deputy CM.
