Rajya Sabha voting begins, regional divide evident

Andhra Pradesh lawmakers' divided on regional lines post Telangana turmoil isn't surprising. They are on war path for and against Telangana. Same scene reflects in Rajya Sabha polls too.

Deputy Chief Minister C.Damodar Rajanarasimha said, "We will show our unity in the Rajya Sabha elections. Telangana votes for Telangana candidates and we don't have any connection with the Seemandhra leaders."

Meanwhile, the polling for six Rajya Sabha seats started in the morning. Speaker Nadendla Manohar was the first one to cast his vote that is being held in the Assembly Committee Hall, No.1.

Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayana announced that he will vote for a TDP candidate. While Gangula Kamalakar, Hanumanth Shinde and Harishwar Reddy who quit TDP recently, backed TRS candidate K Kesava Rao. They disclosed their choice for voting not only to the polling agent, but to all the members present their.