To the surprise of many, the Congress on Saturday came out with the list of its candidates for Mahabunbnagar, Nagarkurnool and Kollapur Assembly constituencies for which the by-elections are scheduled to be held on March 18.
Talking to media persons after emerging out of meeting with Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy at his camp Office over the selection of aspirants list, Information Minister D K Aruna and Information Technology Minister Ponnala Laxmaiah said that the party has tentatively decided to field Vijaya Lakshmi from Mahbubnagar, Damodar Reddy from Nagarkurnool and Vishnuvardhan Reddy from Kollapur constituency.
However, the ministers said that the candidates’ list would be finalised on Sunday after the getting the high command’s nod.
Vijaya Lakshmi is the widow of Rajeswar Reddy, the independent MLA and Congress supporter, whose death due to heart attack necessitated the by-polls.
The other seats fell vacant after Nagam Janardhan Reddy of TDP and Jupally Krishna Rao from Congress resigned from their parties and posts for the cause of Telangana State. (INN)