Katepalli Janardhan Reddy, the sitting member, who retires on March 29 this year, is hoping for the support of the ruling TRS. He was with influential Progressive Recognised Teachers Union before the State was bifurcated in 2014 and got elected in 2011. The BJP affiliated union is favouring Bhupati Reddy while Vijay Kumar is the BC Teachers Union nominee. Senior PRTU leader Venkat Reddy was said to have approached the Congress party for support. “Congress party has never issued B Form and it only extend support.

Source: The Hindu February 06, 2017 17:03 UTC