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BRS Seeks Backward-Class Candidate for Graduates’ Council Seat
BRS is choosing a candidate for a Legislative Council election.
The seat is for graduates in the Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad area.
The party is looking for someone from the Backward Classes.
Several people are being considered, but no final choice is reported.
BRS says Congress chose two candidates from upper castes for the two graduates’ seats.
BRS has criticized that decision.
The party has held meetings with leaders from nearby former districts.
The election is part of the state’s Legislative Council polls.
BRS is considering a Backward Classes candidate for one of two graduates’ quota Legislative Council seats.
Kasani Veeresh Mudiraj is among the names discussed for the Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad seat.
Other names mentioned include Nagender Goud, Gellu Srinivas Yadav, G Devi Prasad and A Venkateshwar Reddy.
BRS leaders have criticized Congress for nominating two upper-caste candidates for the graduates’ seats.
BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao has met leaders from the erstwhile Mahbubnagar and Rangareddy districts.
- Who
- BRS leaders are considering several candidates, including Kasani Veeresh Mudiraj.
- What
- BRS is scouting for a Backward Classes candidate for a graduates’ quota Legislative Council seat.
- Where
- The Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad graduates’ constituency.
- When
- The party has begun preparations for the council polls; no specific date is stated.
- Why
- BRS wants to field a Backward Classes candidate and has criticized Congress for nominating two upper-caste candidates for the graduates’ seats.
BRS’s criticism
Congress’s nominations
Representation in graduates’ seats
BRS’s criticism
BRS leaders questioned whether Congress had eligible Backward Classes candidates after it nominated two upper-caste leaders.
Congress’s nominations
Congress nominated two upper-caste leaders for the two graduates’ seats; the article does not report Congress’s response to BRS’s criticism.
Key facts
- Party
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Election
- Legislative Council seat under the graduates’ quota
- Constituency
- Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad
- Seats mentioned
- Two graduates’ quota seats
- Prominent name under consideration
- Kasani Veeresh Mudiraj
- Other names reported
- Nagender Goud, Gellu Srinivas Yadav, G Devi Prasad and A Venkateshwar Reddy
- BRS working president
- K. T. Rama Rao
Sources
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