The much-awaited exit poll results for the high-stakes Jubilee Hills assembly by-election have been released within an hour of the conclusion of polling on Tuesday with almost all the agencies giving a clear edge to the ruling Congress headed by Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy.

The surveys, conducted by multiple polling agencies, suggest that the Congress party is set to emerge victorious in the prestigious constituency, edging ahead of its main rival, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

The by-poll, held amid intense campaigning since October 13, saw a triangular contest among the ruling Congress, the BRS, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

All three parties fielded prominent candidates, deploying their full strength to woo the 4 lakh-plus electorate.

The campaign witnessed

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