Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka's wife Mallu Nandini submitted an application for the Congress ticket for the Khammam Lok Sabha seat election.
Nandini arrived at the Telangana Congress headquarters Gandhi Bhavan accompanied by a huge convoy of about 500 cars and a lively band from Khammam. Her supporters burst crackers on the premises of Gandhi Bhavan and danced to the tunes of drum beats.
Her supporters had already submitted an application for her earlier.
Speaking to the media, she expressed her intention to enter direct politics and contest for the Khammam Lok Sabha seat.
"I am willing to work alongside Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi if they choose to contest for the Khammam Lok Sabha seat. If however they are not inclined to contest, I am prepared to be in the fray. I am urging the Congress high command to consider my name for the ticket. My ultimate goal is to make our leader Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister of the country," she said.
In addition to Mallu Nandini, minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy's younger brother Prasad Reddy, senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao and others also submitted applications for the Khammam election party ticket.