Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Information Commissioner Srinivas Likely Congress MLC Candidate
Congress is considering PV Srinivas Rao for an election seat representing graduates.
The seat covers Nalgonda, Khammam and Warangal.
Rao is a Telangana State Information Commissioner and was appointed in May 2025.
He was previously a journalist from Khammam district.
Reports say he has been in contact with Congress leaders and is close to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
The BRS may again choose Anugula Rakesh Reddy.
Rakesh Reddy contested the same seat’s 2024 bypoll for the BRS.
He gave Congress candidate Teenmar Mallanna a strong challenge.
The election is expected to be closely contested.
PV Srinivas Rao has emerged as a possible Congress candidate for Telangana’s Nalgonda-Khammam-Warangal Graduates’ MLC constituency.
Rao, a veteran journalist from Khammam district, became a State Information Commissioner in May 2025.
Political sources say Rao has been in contact with Congress leaders and is closely associated with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
The BRS is expected to again nominate Anugula Rakesh Reddy, who contested the 2024 graduates’ MLC bypoll.
Rakesh Reddy previously sought a BJP Assembly ticket before joining the BRS and contesting from the graduates’ constituency.
- Who
- PV Srinivas Rao is being considered by Congress, while the BRS is expected to support Anugula Rakesh Reddy.
- What
- The parties are preparing for the Nalgonda-Khammam-Warangal Graduates’ MLC election.
- When
- Rao was appointed State Information Commissioner in May 2025; Rakesh Reddy contested the bypoll in 2024.
- Where
- The constituency covers Nalgonda, Khammam and Warangal in Telangana.
- Why
- Congress is considering its candidate, while the BRS is preparing for a competitive contest.
Congress’s Possible Candidate
BRS’s Expected Nominee
Candidate selection
Congress’s Possible Candidate
Congress is considering PV Srinivas Rao, a journalist and current State Information Commissioner.
BRS’s Expected Nominee
The BRS is expected to nominate Anugula Rakesh Reddy again.
Political background
Congress’s Possible Candidate
Rao is reported to have worked with A. Revanth Reddy and contributed to the Congress campaign before the 2023 Assembly elections.
BRS’s Expected Nominee
Rakesh Reddy was previously associated with the BJP, then joined the BRS after being denied an Assembly ticket.
Previous electoral contest
Congress’s Possible Candidate
Congress candidate Teenmar Mallanna won the 2024 graduates’ MLC bypoll after facing a strong challenge.
BRS’s Expected Nominee
Rakesh Reddy’s strong performance in that bypoll has positioned him as a possible repeat BRS candidate.
- Possible Congress candidate
- PV Srinivas Rao
- Current position
- Telangana State Information Commissioner
- Appointment
- May 2025
- Professional background
- Veteran journalist from Khammam district
- Expected BRS candidate
- Anugula Rakesh Reddy
- Previous election
- Rakesh Reddy contested the 2024 graduates’ MLC bypoll as the BRS nominee
- Previous Congress candidate
- Teenmar Mallanna
