The BJP Saturday announced candidates for six more parliamentary constituencies in Telangana, fielding party leader Bhagwanth Rao against AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad.
The candidates announced on Saturday include Adilabad (ST) Soyam Babu Rao, Peddapalle (SC)- S Kumar, Zahirabad- Banala Laxma Reddy, Hyderabad-Bhagwanth Rao, Chevella- B Janardhan Reddy, Khammam-Vasudev Rao.
BJP had earlier released a list of 10 Lok Sabha candidates.
The nominee for one seat is yet to be announced.
Telangana goes to polls in the first phase on April 11.
Bhagwanth Rao has worked in the RSS and its students wing ABVP.
He took part in the agitation against Emergency