Overview

• Polling runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Parliament House with counting at 6 p.m. and results expected later in the evening.
• Balloting is a secret vote under the single transferable vote system, no party whip applies, and both blocs held mock polls to minimise invalid ballots.
• The NDA cites support of roughly 425–427 of 781 electors, placing it above the 391 majority threshold; YSRCP backs Radhakrishnan and AIMIM backs Reddy.
• The BJD and BRS will abstain and the Shiromani Akali Dal says it will boycott, lowering the effective majority and further boosting the NDA’s math.
• The contest follows Jagdeep Dhankhar’s July 21 resignation and has featured clashes over Reddy’s Salwa Judum judgment, which drew criticism from Amit Shah and a rebuttal from retired judges.