Yes, Etela Rajendar was overconfident and lost the race. He should have contested in only one seat.
The biggest loss in the BJP was for Etala Rajendar, who, earlier this year, led a near revolt in the BJP the party that resulted in the removal of Bandi Sanjay as the state party president.
The internal workings in the three months of turmoil are believed to have severely dented the party’s image and subsequently, its prospects in the Assembly elections.
Rajendar failed to retain his seat and also lost in Gajwel, where he challenged BRS president and two-time Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao.
Raghunandan Rao the so-called crusader has also lost. Arvind Dharampuri the big mouth also was defeated.
There was, however, a ray of hope in the emergence of Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy as the hero of the day and a giant killer, as he defeated Chandrashekar Rao and state Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy in Kamareddy.
Besides Raja Singh, who won for a third time, the other victors were Dr Palvai Harish Babu (Sirpur), Payal Shankar (Adilabad), Paidi Rakesh Reddy (Armoor), Dhanpal Suryanarayana (Nizamabad Urban), Aleti Maheshwar Reddy (Nirmal) joining him and Venkata Ramana Reddy.
