Three Rajya Sabha nominees, Renuka Chowdhury, M Anil Kumar Yadav from Congress, and Vaddiraju Ravichandra from BRS, are set to be elected unanimously as there are no other candidates. The nominees filed their nomination papers on Thursday at the Telangana Assembly. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Congress incharge for Telangana Deepa Das Munshi, and Ministers accompanied Chowdhury and Yadav during the filing. The Congress party has 64 members in the Assembly and can easily win two seats.
Ravichandra, the BRS nominee, paid homage at the Martyrs Memorial outside the Assembly premises while filing his nomination. The election for the three Rajya Sabha seats in Telangana is scheduled for February 27. J Santosh Kumar, B Lingaiah Yadav, and Ravichandra’s terms come to an end this year.
Anil Kumar Yadav, son of former MP Anjan Kumar Yadav, will be entering the Rajya Sabha for the first time. Renuka Chowdhury has previously served as a Union Minister in 1986, 1992, and 2012. Vaddiraju had served as a member during the previous term for two years.
