As Congress scoops Telangana, it becomes the second southern state to be ruled by the Congress party. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar told NDTV, "We were expecting the majority, there is no doubt about that. People want to show their gratitude to Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi. They saw ten years of BRS rule and it was a complete failure. We have given our best".