Results no surprise for TD: Devender

The poll outcome came on expected lines. People expected Telanga Rashtra Samiti  to win because of strong Telangana sentiment, said Telugu Desam Party  senior leader Devender Goud here on  Friday.

In the elections, wining and losing are always common, so one has to take it in the right spirit, Goud suggested. ''We are not disappointed with the results. As a political party our target is to meet the needs of the people and we are striving  to achieve that cause,'' he observed.

``We have a clear-cut policy on  Telangana. But one thing for sure is that  we cannot achieve Telangana because we are neither in power at the Centre nor in the State.''

Devender expressed the party's gratitude to the people of Telangana for the manner in they respected Telugu Desam in their region. ''We hope they will continue in the same manner in future  also,'' Devender added.