'LS poll results unexpected; TRS to undertake detailed review'

The Lok Sabha elections threw up some unexpected results in Telangana and TRS would undertake a detailed review after the coming MLC polls, party working president K T Rama Rao said Tuesday.

In an informal interaction with mediapersons, he said the Congress has won two seats with a slender margin.

The results were not a setback to TRS, he added.

The TRS has won nine of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, while its ally AIMIM retained its lone seat (Hyderabad).

The Congress secured three seats, while BJP sprang a surprise winning four.

The results are seen as a dampener to the TRS as it aimed to win 16 constituencies (leaving Hyderabad) to play a key role at the Centre (in the event of a hung verdict) for the benefit of Telangana.

TRS had swept the Assembly polls held last December, winning 88 of the total 119 segments.

Rama Rao, son of party supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, said the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the main reasons for .