TRS ahead as campaigning ends for by-polls in Telangana

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) appears to be ahead of its rivals as campaigning came to an end Sunday for by-elections to 12 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh’s Telangana region scheduled for Tuesday.

Leaders and candidates of the three major parties conducted road shows and door to door campaign in a last minute bid to woo the voters.

TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao and party MP Vijayashanti addressed a series of election meetings on the last day of the poll campaign. Some ministers campaigned for ruling Congress while local leaders of TDP canvassed for the party candidates.

A new alliance emerged in the by-polls with TRS supporting BJP candidate in one constituency while BJP is backing TRS in 11 constituencies.

After suffering the defeat last year, state Congress chief D. Srinivas is again trying his luck from Nizamabad Urban. The party has again fielded former ministers Mohammed Ali Shabbir and G. Vinod from Yellareddy and Chennur constituencies respectively.

TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao’s son K. Tarakarama Rao is again contesting from Sircilla and is confident of improving his margin.

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