3 months ago
1
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on with Abhishek Manu Singhvi and enactment elder person Vem Narender Reddy astatine the Assembly to record nominations for the Rajya Sabha, successful Hyderabad, connected Thursday. Also seen are PCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, Ministers and enactment leaders. | Photo Credit: G RAMAKRISHNA
Congress candidates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy successful each likelihood volition beryllium elected unanimously for the 2 vacancies successful Rajya Sabha from Telangana arsenic they were the lone ones to person filed the information with due documents and 10 proposers.
An autarkic named Sai besides filed the information papers but his papers volition beryllium rejected arsenic the documents are not due and determination are nary proposers arsenic well. The scrutiny volition beryllium done connected March 6 and the effect volition beryllium announced connected March 9.
Both the Congressmen submitted their papers to Election Officer Upender Reddy successful the Assembly. They were accompanied by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud, Ministers, MPs, MLAs and MLCs. Earlier, Mr. Goud handed implicit B Forms to the candidates connected behalf of the party.
The BRS toyed with the thought of fielding a campaigner initially but stayed distant fixed the shortage of numbers and besides fearing immoderate transverse voting if determination was a contest. In that lawsuit determination would person been a contest.
The candidates met the AICC main Mallikarjun Kharge, who was successful Hyderabad to be the matrimony of Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka’s lad connected Thursday.
Later, speaking to reporters, Mr. Singhvi said helium would beryllium indented to Telangana for giving the accidental to him for the 2nd time. He is the outgoing subordinate aft serving for a little play elected for the vacancy of K Kesava Rao, who resigned from Rajya Sabha aft joining the Congress enactment from the BRS successful 2024.
Mr Singhvi thanked Mr. Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal, and each the Telangana leaders who supported his nomination. Mr. Vem Narender Reddy besides thanked Mr. Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, and besides Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for giving him the opportunity. Mr. Narender Reddy’s sanction was cleared precocious connected Wednesday aft consultations with the enactment leaders. The sanction of Singhvi was cleared overmuch earlier.
