The Congress-led alliance is on firm ground in southern Telangana, including Warangal, Khammam and Nalgonda districts, but they comprise only 31 seats. However, It won’t be surprising if the Praja Kutami bags as many as 20-25 seats here. Another critical area is Mahbubnagar and Rangareddy districts, besides Hyderabad, with a total of 24 seats. Here, too, the TRS is sitting pretty with support of its erstwhile ally AIMIM, which is likely to retain all seven Hyderabad seats. The BJP, which has five seats, is fighting to retain them, but may end up getting just three. The TRS, which had won a resounding victory in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls, is not only expected to retain its eight seats, but win more.