A three-sided contest is possible in the November 3rd bypolls to Dubbaka Assembly constituency in Telangana where the poll cycle commences on Friday.
By fielding Cheruku Srinivas Reddy, who had left from the (TRS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi just two days back, the opposition Congress is planning to give an extreme battle to the ruling party.
Then again, the TRS seems sure to hold the seat as it has fielded Solipeta Sujatha, spouse of S. Ramalinga Reddy, whose passing in August created the vacancy.
The (BJP) Bharatiya Janata Party has again offered a pass to Raghunandan Rao, who had completed a weak third in the 2018 election.
While the TRS is in front of its opponents in the campaign, a battery of Congress heads has additionally hit the battlefield not long after the central administration cleared the candidature of Srinivas Reddy, child of the past state minister Cheruku Muthyam Reddy, late Wednesday.
Both Srinivas Reddy and Sujatha are first time testing their chance at the hustings. Raghunandan Rao is battling the polls for the third time. He had completed third in 2014 polls also.
The Congress is hoping to wrest the seat from the TRS, which has retained it since 2014. Ramalinga Reddy had then defeated his closest adversary, Mutyam Reddy of Congress, by almost 38,000 votes. The TRS applicant held the seat in the 2018 election as the edge of triumph improved to more than 62,000 votes. M. Nageshwar Reddy of Congress was the runner-up.
Banking on compassion and performance during the previous six years, TRS heads are sure that it will be a walk-in-the-park for the party. Chief Minister and TRS President K. Chandrasekhar Rao have even set the objective of one lakh triumph margin for the party heads.
Throughout the previous few days, Finance Minister T. Harish Rao has been running a serious campaign visiting villages.
The nephew of the Chief Minister, Harish Rao stated: “No one can stop TRS from retaining the seat by a margin of over one lakh votes.”
Harish Rao trusts that the Congress and the BJP are battling for the second spot in Dubbaka by-poll.
The Congress, be that as it may, is hoping to agitate the TRS figuring by fielding Srinivas Reddy, who shifted loyalties after the TRS denied him the ticket. State Congress chief N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, MPs Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and A. Revanth Reddy and, Congress Legislature Party head Bhatti Vikramarka, AICC Secretary V. Hanumanth Rao and other senior heads hit the streets for a broad campaign.
The BJP also is outfitting to set up a solid battle in the by-poll, the first since the TRS held force with a massive majority in 2018. Its chiefs claim that individuals take a look at the BJP as an alternative to the TRS.
Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy, BJP public Vice President D.K. Aruna, gathering’s OBC wing chief K. Laxman, state President Bandi Sanjay Kumar and byelection in-control Jitender Reddy are drawing plans for a compelling campaign.
The newspaper notification for the by-poll will be given on October 9. October 16 will be the last date for getting nominations. The examination of nominations will happen on October 17, while October 19 will be the last date for withdrawal of candidatures.
Polling will be conducted on November 3 while counting of votes will occur on November 10.
with IANSinput