Aspects described herein relate to receiving a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state to be applied for a first component carrier (CC) at a first beam applying time (BAT), receiving a second DCI indicating a second TCI state to be applied for the first CC or a second CC at a second BAT, and where the first BAT and the second BAT are within a same time period, applying the first TCI state or the second TCI state for one or more of the first CC or the second CC within the time period based at least in part on a first property of the first DCI and a second property of the second DCI. Other aspects relate to transmitting the DCI. Other aspects relate to when the BATs are not within the same time period.