The campaign for the by-election to Medak Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana, scheduled for September 13, ended this evening.
The election was necessitated after TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao quit as the MP after he became the Chief Minister of the newly-created state.
Determined to retain the prestigious seat, TRS has fielded K Prabhakar Reddy. State ministers and other leaders campaigned hard in the constituency.
Medak is Rao's native district. Addressing a public meeting yesterday, the Chief Minister assured that all the promises made by the party such as farm loan waiver, two bedroom houses for the poor, Rs 1,000 social security pension, etc., would be fulfilled.
BJP has sprung a surprise by fielding T Jayaprakash Reddy, a former Congress MLA, as the candidate of TDP-BJP combine.
Union ministers Prakash Javadekar and Sadananda Gowda addressed an election rally in the district today, asserting that Jayaprakash Reddy as the MP can ensure faster development of the region.
The main opposition Congress has fielded former minister V Sunita Laxma Reddy. No national-level leaders campaigned for her but several state Congress leaders attended campaign meetings in the district, highlighting the fact it was the UPA government which created the separate state.
