BJP releases first list of 52 candidates for Telangana Assembly elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday released the first list of 52 candidates for the Telangana Assembly elections, set to be held on November 30.

Members of Parliament Soyam Bapu Rao, Arvind Dharmapuri and Bandi Sanjay Kumar have been fielded from Boath, Koratla and Karimnagar, respectively, while MLA T Raja Singh is set to contest from Goshamahal.

Of the 52 candidates, 12 are women, while 14 candidates are from Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe backgrounds.


Earlier today, the national party revoked the suspension of Singh, who was suspended by the party in August 2022 for his purported remarks against the Prophet in a video posted on social media.

“The central disciplinary committee of the BJP revoked the suspension of Shri T Raja Singh MLA Gosha Mahal from the BJP after due consideration of his explanation in response to the show cause notice served by the party,” a party statement said.

Other notable candidates include Eatala Rajender - a former Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader - who is contesting from Huzurabad and Gajwel, where he will go up against current Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. Rani Rudrama Reddy is set to contest from Sircilla, where she will be up against IT Minister K T Rama Rao.

Votes will be counted on December 3.