Telangana Polls: Cong releases 2nd list, fields Azharuddin from Jubilee Hills

Weeks before the Telangana assembly polls, Congress announced 45 more candidates for the elections. In an interesting move, the party has fielded cricketer-turned-politician Azharuddin from Jubilee Hills. Around four defectors from BRS were also i...

Telangana Elections 2023: Congress declares 2nd list; fields Mohammad Azharuddin from Jubilee Hills
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday announced 45 more candidates for Telangana, including cricketer Mohd Azharuddin from Jubilee Hills, revolutionary poet late Gaddar's daughter Dr HV Venalla from Secunderab Cant (SC) and Rajagopal Reddy from Munugode, who pole-vaulted from the BJP the other day.

Around four defectors from BRS also bagged the 'hand' symbol.

The politically influential and resourceful Reddy community continues to be the dominating segment in the Congress list with as many as 14 from the community, which accounts for less than 5% of Telangana population, bagging the seats. Reddys had dominated the first list of 55 Congress nominees as well.


This signals the Telengana Congress leadership betting on the community's electoral deliverability.
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