SNCN ACHARYULU
In the coming Lok Sabha elections, the Congress leaders say that their fight is with BJP. BJP leaders say that their fight is with the Congress. The BRS leaders say that their fight is with the Congress. But the fact is the fighting in the Lok Sabha elections is BRS versus BRS. In Telangana, there are a total of 17 Lok Sabha constituencies. In several constituencies, the BRS candidates are fighting with former BRS leaders from every party they are contesting. The main political parties in Telangana are Congress, BJP and BRS.
In some Lok Sabha constituencies all three candidates of major political parties once belonged to the BRS. For example, in Chevella Lok Sabha constituency, from Congress Ranjith Reddy, from BJP Konda Visheswar Reddy and from BRS Kasani Jnaneshwar are contesting. Congress candidate Ranjith Reddy is sitting BRS MP. Ranjith Reddy recently joined the Congress and contesting from this party in the present Lok Sabha elections. In the previous Lok Sabha elections Ranjith Reddy contested from the BRS and won. The BJP candidate Konda Visheswar Reddy got elected as MP from Chevella from the BRS in the past. BRS candidate Kasani is fighting with former BRS leaders in Chevella.
In the same way in Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency, BRS candidate Ragidi Lakshma Reddy is fighting with two former BRS leaders. From BJP Etala Rajender and from Congress Patnam Sunitha Mahendar Reddy are contesting. Both Etala and Sunitha were former BRS leaders. While Etala joined the BJP long back, Sunitha joined the Congress recently.
In Warangal Lok Sabha constituency also, the BJP and Congress candidates belonged to the BRS. BJP candidate Aruri Ramesh and Congress candidate Kadiyam Kavya recently joined the BJP and Congress respectively from the BRS. In fact, the BRS had announced Kavya as its candidate.
But Kavya, along with her father BRS MLA Kadiyam Sreehari, joined the Congress just a few days ago. After Kavya left the party the BRS announced Marepalli Sudheer Kumar as its candidate. Now BRS candidate Sudheer Kumar is fighting with former BRS leaders in Warangal Lok Sabha seat.
In the Medak Lok Sabha constituency, from BRS, former IAS officer and MLC Venkatram Reddy is contesting. From BJP, former MLA Raghunandan Rao and from Congress Neelam Madhu are contesting. Both Raghunandan and Madhu were former BRS leaders.
In the Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency, BRS candidate Katti Padma Rao is fighting with BRS MLA Danam Nagendar, who is contesting from the Congress along with BJP candidate and with BJP candidate and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy.
In Zaheerabad, BRS candidate Gali Anil Kumar is fighting with sitting BRS MP BB Patil who is contesting from the BJP. In Peddapalli Lok Sabha seat, from BRS, forner minister Koppula Eswar is fighting with former BRS leader Gaddam Vamsi Krishna, who is contesting from the Congress. In Bhongir Lok Sabha seat, BRS candidate C Mallesh is fighting with BJP candidates Bura Narasaiah Goud who was former BRS MP. In Mahabubabad, BRS sitting MP M Kavitha is fighting with BJP candidate Sitaram Nayak, who was former BRS MP.
