Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Saturday released first list of candidates for Lok Sabha election.
The party, which has decided to go alone in simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh assembly, announced candidates for seven Lok Sabha seats.
It named A.P. Jitender Reddy as the candidate from Mahabubnagar, which is currently represented by party chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao. Jitender Reddy was elected from the same constituency as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1999.
Jitender Reddy had joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2006 and switched loyalties to the TRS in 2010.
The TRS has fielded its senior leader B. Vinod Kumar from Karimnagar. The former MP was elected from Hanamkonda in 2004 but lost 2009 elections from Karimnagar.
The TRS has fielded former state minister Kadiam Srihari from Warangal Lok Sabha constituency. Srihari quit the TDP and joined the TRS last year. He is currently the politburo member of the TRS.
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, a businessman, will contest as TRS candidate from Chevella Lok Sabha seat in Ranga Reddy district, named after his grandfather and former deputy chief minister Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy.
Manda Jaganathan, who was elected as Congress candidate from Nagarkurnool in the last elections, will seek re-election for the same seat on the TRS ticket. He had joined the TRS last year.
Narsaiah Goud, a physician, is the TRS candidate from Bhongir parliamentary constituency.
P. Rajeswara Reddy, a prominent educationist and a professor of Kakatiya University, will contest from Nalgonda.
The TRS, which announced 69 candidates for the assembly elections Friday, released second list of four candidates. A day after he quit YSR Congress party and joined the TRS, Bajireddy Goverdhan was named as the candidate for Nizamabad rural assembly constituency.
Elections to 119 assembly seats and 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana are scheduled April 30.
Coronavirus in China: Coronavirus has caused widespread devastation in China. Despite the dire si
Swine flu deaths in Rajasthan cross 190
Jaipur, Feb 18 (IANS) With eight more swine flu deaths Wednesday, total deaths touched 191 in R
MP Exit Polls 2023: Elections for 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh have been completed on 17th Novembe
Lockdown will not be imposed in 5 cities of Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow. The Supreme Court ha
World Chocolate Day 2023: From children to elders, everyone loves chocolate. Because of its incre
There is a rapid decline in the number of active cases of corona in the country, ie, patients und
Two people have lost their lives and 21 people have been injured in a mass shooting in the Norweg
On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India
Well-off should leave reservation facility for needy: RBI governor
Panaji, Feb 20 (IANS) Communities which become successful over time through reservations should
IND Vs ENG: India's playing 11 in the second test can be like this, two changes are going to happen
IND Vs ENG 2nd Test Matching 11: The second Test match is to be played between India and England
