Political parties in Telangana have started gearing up in the right earnest for the by-election for Warangal lok Sabha seat scheduled for November 21.
While the ruling Telangana Rasthra Samiti was confident of retaining the seat vacated by its senior leader Kadiam Srihari after he was inducted in the State Cabinet, the main Opposition Congress and the TDP-BJP alliance were also taking the fight very seriously.
As part of the exercise to choose a strong candidate, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has already visited Hyderabad and held meetings with the party leaders and workers from Warangal, the TDP-BJP alliance has set up a coordination committee for smooth selection of its candidate.
State BJP President G Kishan Reddy on Saturday exuded confidence that the main contest will be between the TRS and the NDA alliance and the latter will emerge victorious. “If the NDA candidates win from Warangal, there will be more help to the State from the Central Government”, he said. Kishan Reddy called for closer coordination between the two parties at the grass roots level.
The two parties were also expected to contest together the elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
The TDP has been running an aggressive campaign against the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s Government specially on the issue of farmer’s suicide and its failure in fulfilling the election promises on Government jobs.
State TDP President l Ramanna said that a clear picture will emerge in two-three days on the choice of the candidate of NDA. “Farmers, women and youth have decided to teach TRS Government a lesson. The outcome of Warangal election will be a wakeup call for the TRS”, he said.
The left Parties have already announced the name of Gali Vinod Kumar as their candidate.
Top TRS leaders including K Taraka Rama Rao and K Kavita have already visited Warangal to gear up the rank and file. “TRS is indisputable force in Telangana and it will win Warangal seat on the basis of the performance of the State Government”, Kavita said.