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Jana Sena seeks BJP backing for graduates MLC seat
The Hindu·
Ally Jana Sena Party has informally sought BJP support for Dr. G. Srinivasa Rao in the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates constituency, a Telangana BJP leader said. State BJP president N. Ramchander Rao is widely seen as the frontrunner for the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar Graduates seat. The party received around 16 applications for Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda and 29 for Hyderabad. Council polls are due in March.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Final tickets will come from the Central Parliamentary Board, most likely next month, Ramchander Rao said.
- BJP leaders said they expect at least five lakh graduates to register as voters for the polls.
- A BC-community candidate is under discussion for Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda if the seat stays with BJP.
What's Happening
- Jana Sena cited Pawan Kalyan following while seeking the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduates seat.
- A core state leadership group shortlisted four candidates for each graduates constituency.
- Some seniors criticised the application process if the state president was already the intended pick.
Graduates Seats And Past Contests
- Ramchander Rao won the Hyderabad graduates constituency in 2015 against then-ruling BRS.
- He later lost that seat to Vani Devi, daughter of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
- BJP sources called Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda a traditional party stronghold among graduates voters.
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