Soon after the Telangana election results were made live on Tuesday, two politicians landed in hospitals after finding out they were defeated by their opponents.
Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, a Congress candidate contesting in Nalgonda area, lost to his Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) opponent, Kancharla Bhupal Reddy. He was rushed to an unnamed hospital due to a sudden rise in his blood pressure. The hospital denied admitting Mr. Reddy, however, other sources say he was taken there for a regular check up.
In a similar incident, TRS candidate Tummala Nageswara Rao was taken to a hospital in Khammam after he started complaining of chest pains. Mr. Rao lost to his Congress opponent, Kandala Upender Reddy, in Palair constituency by 7,669 votes.
Mr. Rao won the May 2016 by elections in Palair constituency with a TRS ticket after losing in the 2014 Telangana elections. Mr. Rao contested the 1985, 1994 and 1999 Andhra Pradesh elections and won with a TDP ticket in Sathupalli constituency.
The TRS won the Telangana Assembly elections, 2018, with a majority of 88 seats.
