In Telangana, amidst tight security the counting of votes relating to 119 Assembly constituencies will begin shortly. All the main contenders including Congress, BRS and BJP express confidence that they will get the required numbers to form the government. The Election Commission of India will conduct the counting process in 49 counting centres across the State. Initially, the postal ballots will be counted followed by the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Over 71.34 percent of the 3 crore 26 lakh electors cast their vote when the state went for polling last Thursday. Munugode constituency reported the highest turnout of over 91 percent, while Yakutpura in Hyderabad, registered the lowest voting percentage of over 39 percent. <br />''<br />''Akashvani Correspondent report:<br />''Counting of votes will commence shortly amidst tight security arrangements across the state. The postal ballots are being counted initially followed by the counting of EVM votes. A total 49 counting centres have been set up in which, 2 thousand 417 rounds will be counted on 1798 tables. In Shadnagar, the minimum number of 12 tables have been set up, while the maximum of 28 tables have been set up at many places where the number of candidates is high. Bhadrachalam will have the minimum number of 13 rounds of counting of votes and maximum of 26 rounds of counting will be held in Jubilee Hills constituency in Hyderabad. Officials revealed that the first trend is likely to emerge at around 10 AM.<br />''<br />''A total 2 thousand 290 candidates, including 221 women and one transgender contested for 119 Assembly constituencies. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao vied for both Kamareddy and Gajwel constituencies, while Pradesh Congress President A Revanth Reddy aimed for Kamareddy and Kodangal. E Rajender of the BJP contested from Gajwel and Huzurabad, and BJP's Bandi Sanjay Kumar sought election from Karimnagar. Four More MPs and about 100 sitting MLAs also contested for the third Telangana Assembly.<br />''<br />''It may be recalled that the BRS, then Telangana Ratsra Samiti, secured 88 out of 119 seats in 2018. The Congress claimed 19 seats, the AIMIM retained seven, while the BJP secured one seat. However, the BJP bagged two more seats in bye-elections later. Meanwhile, the Congress high command is reportedly deputing senior leaders like Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to Hyderabad in anticipation of the party winning a majority of the seats in the 119-seat House. Similarly, the BRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao reportedly told his colleagues in the Cabinet that the party will retain power.<br />''<br />''The main political parties of BRS, Congress and BJP are in touch with their respective candidates in the backdrop of some exit polls predicting a hung house.<br />