Congress, TRS Heave A Sigh Of Relief As Rebel Candidates Withdraw Nominations

Hyderabad: November 22 was a field day for the Returning officers, with many of the rebel leaders of both the TRS and Congress parties withdrawing their nominations. The TRS and Congress had to go through a 48-hour ordeal and huge effort to pacify them with special roles and meaty packages which finally led to them withdrawing their nominations.

TRS: K.T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao played a key role to make rebels withdraw their nominations. Kodada Assembly constituency TRS leader Sashidhar Reddy withdrew his nomination after he was offered an MLC or Corporation Chairmanship a rebel candidate by .

Qutbullapur Assembly constituency- Hanumantha Reddy

Only six rebel candidate were left where KTR couldn't make a break through. Korukanti Chander of Ramagundam, Gandra Sathyanarayana of Bhupalapalle, Thokala Srinivasa Reddy of Rajendra nagar, Gajjela Nagesh from cantonement , G Vinod of Bellampalli and Manne Goverdhan Reddy have gone ahead are filing under the All India Forward Block and the Bahujan Samaj Party . Only Gajjela Nagesh is going as an independent.

Congress : The Congress deputed several AICC leaders and TJS chief Kodandaram to convince the rebels to withdraw their nominations.

Kodada Assembly constituency comedian Venumadhav has withdrawn his nomination.

Serilingampally Assembly constituency the former MLA Bhikshapathi Yadav has withdrawn his nomination.

Yellareddy Assembly constituency - Subhash Reddy

Bansuwada constituency-Malyadri Reddy

Chevella Assembly constituency - Padala Venkata Swamy

Medchal constituency -Jangaiah Yadav

Miryalaguda- Alugubelly Amarendar Reddy,

Warangal West constituency - Warangal DCC president Naini Rajendar Reddy

Malkajgiri constituency - candidate Suresh Kumar Yadav

Telugu Desam Party: Telangana TD president L. Ramana said that all TD rebel candidates have withdrawn their nominations including TDP Serilimgampally candidate Movva Satyanarayana

In Secunderabad, former mayor Banda Karthika Reddy, Palle Laxman Rao and Adam Umadevi have withdrawn their nominations.

LB Nagar - Sama Ranga Reddy

As part of the Grand Alliance Congress has 99 seats, TDP has 13 seats, TJS has 8 seats and CPI has 3 seats who will be fighting in the upcoming elections on December 7.