Hyderabad: However, the saving grace for the Congress party is that of the victory of TPCC President N. Uttam Kumar Reddy from his Huzurnagar Assembly seat, former Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu (Manthani), Sabita Indra Reddy (Maheswaram) and Former Deputy Speaker Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka ( Madira). Another former minister and the party candidate from Kothagudem Assembly seat, Vanama Venkateshwar Rao also won by defeating the rival TRS party candidate.
Some party candidates have turned out to be the dark horses as they defeated sitting ministers of the ruling TRS party. The Congress party candidate from Palair Assembly constituency, shocked the state women and child welfare minister and political heavy weight Tummala Nageswar Rao. Another party leader Pilot Rohit Reddy defeated state transport minister Patnam Mahender Reddy in Tandur seat. Similarly, Congress party candidate from Kollapur Assembly segment Harshavardhan Reddy defeated the state Panchayat Raj minister Jupally Krishna Rao; and the party candidate from Mulug, Dansari Seetakka defeated state tourism minister Azmeera Chandulal.
Senior Congress Leader Gandra Venkataramana Reddy defeated the first speaker of the state’s assembly, S. Madhusudhana Chari In Bhupalapalle Assembly segment. Other party candidates like Haripriya ( Yellandu), Padem Veeraiah (Bhadrachalam), Rega Kantha Rao (Pinapaka), Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy ( Munugodu), Toorpu Jayaprakash Reddy ( Sangareddy), Chirumarti Lingaiah (Nakrekal) and Atram Sakku ( Asifabad) won from their respective seats by defeating their nearest rivals.
