Chief Minister and the founder of BRS, K Chandrashekar Rao, is contesting from two seats: his original seat, Gajwel, and Kamareddy.
In the 2018 elections, KCR secured a victory in Gajwel by over 58,000 votes. This time, he faces BJP leader Etela Rajender in Gajwel and Congress state unit chief Revanth Reddy in Kamareddy.
Telangana minister K T Rama Rao, the son of CM KCR is contesting from the Sircilla seat, which he won in 2018 by a significant margin of over 89,000 votes.
Etela Rajender from BJP and Revanth Reddy the PCC Chief are also contesting from two seats, with Etela in Huzurabad and Revanth Reddy in Kodangal.
The focus is on Korutla, where the BJP has fielded Lok Sabha member Arvind Dharmapuri against BRS’s Kalvakuntla Sanjay and Congress’s Narsinga Rao Juvvadi.
In Maheshwaram, BRS has pitted Patlolla Sabitha Indra Reddy against K Laxma Reddy (Congress) and Andela Sriramulu Yadav (BJP). Goshamahal features BJP’s T Raja Singh, whose suspension was revoked last month, contesting against significant opposition.
The younger brother of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Akbaruddin Owaisi, is contesting from the Chandrayangutta constituency. BJPs Raja Sing who made a controversial statement against prophet Mohammed is contesting from Goshamahal.