BRS announces candidates for three more LS constituencies; Hyderabad seat candidate remains pending

The BRS has announced candidates for 16 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state. KCR is yet to announce the candidate for Hyderabad.

ByRaj Rayasam

Published Mar 23, 2024 | 7:57 PMUpdatedMar 23, 2024 | 7:57 PM

KCR with Secunderabad seat candidate, Padma Rao Goud. (X)

The BRS has announced candidates for three more Lok Sabha seats on Saturday, 23 March.

They are former minister T Padma Rao Goud for Secunderabad, Kyama Mallesh for Bhuvanagiri, and Kancharla Krishna Reddy for Nalgonda.

Hyderabad seat pending 

BRS supremo and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao took the decision after consulting party leaders from the concerned districts.

KCR announced Padma Rao Goud’s name in the morning and the other two names in the evening.

So far, the BRS has announced candidates for 16 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state. KCR is yet to announce the candidate for Hyderabad, which is the citadel of AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi.

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The candidates announced so far are:

  1. Nagarkurnool — RS Praveen Kumar
  2. Medak — Venkatram Reddy
  3. Mahabubnagar — Manne Srinivas Reddy
  4. Karimnagar — B Vinod Kumar
  5. Peddapalli —Koppula Eeswar
  6. Zaheerabad — Gali Anil Kumar
  7. Khammam — Nama Nageswara Rao
  8. Chevella — Kasani Gnaneswar
  9. Mahabubabad — Maloth Kavitha
  10. Malkajgiri — Ragidi Lakshma Reddy
  11. Adilabad — Atram Sakku
  12. Nizamabad — Bazireddy Govardhan
  13. Warangal — Kadiyam Kavya
  14. Secunderabad — T Padma Rao Goud
  15. Bhuvanagiri — Kyama Mallesh
  16. Nalgonda — Kancharla Krishna Reddy

(Edited by Kamna Revanoor)