96 file papers for 12 MLC seats on last day
The Hindu
A total of 96 candidates have filed nomination papers for 12 MLC seats in the Local Authorities’ Constituencies (LAC) in nine erstwhile districts including 12 from Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS), five
A total of 96 candidates have filed nomination papers for 12 MLC seats in the Local Authorities’ Constituencies (LAC) in nine erstwhile districts including 12 from Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS), five from Congress and others as Independents on Tuesday, the last day for filing nominations.
All the 12 seats that are going to fall vacant on January 4 next are being held by TRS now. The TRS has retained seven of its sitting members – Pochampally Srinivas Reddy, Kalvakuntla Kavitha, T. Bhanuprasad Rao, Kasireddy Narayan Reddy, Kuchukulla Damoder Reddy, Patnam Mahender Reddy and Sunkar (Shambipur) Raju – by renominating them.
However, it has picked up new candidates for the remaining five seats – L. Ramana, Tatha Madhu, M.C. Koti Reddy, Dande Vithal and Dr. Yadava Reddy in place of Naradasu Laxman Rao, Balasani Laxminarayana, Tera Chinnapa Reddy, Puranam Satish Kumar and V. Bhoopal Reddy.
As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94 crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday.