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After the completion of polling in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, all eyes are now on the southern state of Telangana as it is set to go for polls on November 30. The results for all states including Telangana will be declared on December 3.
The major parties in the election - BRS, Congress, BJP and AIMIM - have all stepped up their campaigns that witnessed a slew of promises.
Let us take a look at the party which has the most number of rich candidates in the upcoming polls in Telangana.
According to data analysed by ADR, 114 candidates out of the total 119 BRS candidates are crorepatis, making BRS the party with the most number of rich candidates. 96 per cent of the candidates from BRS have declared assets worth more than Rs 1 crore.
The Congress is not very far behind in terms of rich candidates. 111 candidates out of the 118 candidates from Congress are crorepatis. 94 per cent of Congress candidates are crorepatis.
When it comes to the average assets of BRS candidates, it is close to Rs 25 crore, but again average assets of Congress candidates is Rs 38 crore, higher than the BRS.
When looking at the top 10 richest candidates in the fray, it is interesting to note that seven of them are from Congress, only 2 are from BRS and one is from BJP.
Gaddam Vivekanand, who is contesting from the Mancherial constituency, is the richest candidate in this election with assets worth more than Rs 600 crore.