Hyderabad: The BJP and the ruling Congress is leading in eight seats each in the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana as per initial trends indicated by news channels, as the counting of votes progressed in the state on Tuesday.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi was leading in Hyderabad LS constituency.

The counting of votes began at 8 am in the state.

The election to the 17 LS seats in the state was held in a single phase on May 13. PTI