Telangana Assembly polls: BRS releases 115 candidates list, KCR to contest from Gajwel and Kamareddy

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K Chandrasekhar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has announced the first candidate list for 115 of 119 seats for upcoming Telangana Assembly election scheduled to be held later this year. The Telangana polls form one of the most crucial poll that will possibly determine the path for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Five states that go into polls this year include- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram, and Chattisgarh.

Of these five, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has formed the ruling dispensation in Madhya Pradesh only. While announcing the first candidate list for the Telangana Assembly Elections, Chief Minister KCR noted, “there has been change of candidates in only seven of the total 119 assembly constituencies". These constituencies include- Boath, Khanapur, Wyra, Korutla, Uppal, Asifabad, and Metpally.

CM and BRS chief K Chandrasehar Rao is set to contest polls Gajwel and Kamareddy constituencies in state assembly polls. “BRS will win between 95-105 seats out of the total 119 in the upcoming assembly polls" KCR said at the elections rally. “Our friendship with AIMIM will continue" he added.

He asserted that the BRS's friendship with Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM will continue. Meanwhile, the ruling party is yet to decide candidates for four constituencies –- Goshamahal, Nampally, Jangaon and Narsapur. Posting on X (formerly Twitter) after the release of the candidates' list, BRS MLC K Kavitha, who is the daughter of Chandrasekhar Rao, said it reflected the people's faith in the chief minister's leadership and the BRS's governance.