KCR to announce MLC candidates under local bodies' quota today

TRS supremo and Chief Minister of the state K Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to announce the names of MLC candidates under local bodies' quota today.

On Saturday, KCR has finalised the names of Mahendar Reddy from Rangareddy and Pochampalli Srinivas Reddy from Warangal. It is learned that the TRS chief has decided to field Gutha Sukendar Reddy from Nalgonda but the latter seemed to be interested to contest under MLAs quota.

However, the names of Tera Chinnappa Reddy, Nandyala Dayakar Reddy, former MLA Chander Rao, Chakilam Anil Kumar, Sunkari Mallesh Goud, Y Venkateshwarlu are under observation and the party is planning to pick one alternate to Gutha Sukendar Reddy.

TRS working president KT Rama Rao, ministers Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Jagdish Reddy and Malla Reddy held talks on Saturday over the selection of candidates.

The party is said to take a decision over Nalgonda segment today and announce the names of candidates. Meanwhile, the TRS party will handover B-forms to three candidates today. The nomination date ends on May 13 and the polling will be held on May 31.