Over 700 candidates have filed their nominations for April 11 elections to all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana as the deadline for filing of nominations ended Monday. They entered the fray to highlight their problems, demanding a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for turmeric.
The candidates who filed their nominations include Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Uttam Kumar Reddy in Nalgonda, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi for Hyderabad and former Union minister and Congress leader Renuka Chowdhary for Khammam. Leaders like Revanth Reddy from the Congress and D K Aruna, who recently joined the BJP, are also in the fray.
nominations will be taken up on March 26 while the last date for withdrawal of nominations is March 28. Polling will be held on April 11 while the counting will take place on May 23.
The TRS, led by KCR, is riding on the success of its recent win in the Legislative Assembly election in December last year, where they won 88 out of the 119 seats up for grabs and hopes to continue its winning streak. Meanwhile, the Congress hopes to bounce back
