
YSR Congress MLC files nomination for Legislative Council chairman post
The Hindu
Mr. Moshen Raju would be the first chairman from the Scheduled Castes community
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLC K. Moshen Raju filed his nomination papers for the post of chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. His candidature was supported by MLCs Gangula Prabahakar Reddy, Duvvada Srinivas and Balli Kalyana Chakravarthy.
The TDP stated that it would not field any candidate for the chairman post. As a result, Mr. Raju would be elected unanimously if there are no contestants.
Mr. Moshen Raju would be the first chairman from the Scheduled Castes (SC) communities. He hails from West Godavari district.

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