Rajaiah's Wife Wants TRS Ticket For Warangal ByPoll

The TRS leadership continues to seriously search for a winning horse for the Warangal bypoll scheduled to be held on November 21.

The bypoll was caused as Kadiam Srihari resigned from the MP position to become a minister in KCR's cabinet and the Deputy CM of Telangana.

Irrigation minister T Harish Rao tried to rope in former Congress MP G Vivek as the TRS candidate. When Vivek visited TRS leader Kesava Rao's residence on Saturday night, Rao asked him to contest the bypoll on a TRS ticket. However, Vivek smoothly turned down the offer. Later, he also told the media that he would not join the ruling party for the by-election.

This has left the TRS trying hard to find another suitable SC candidate with some popularity (the seat is reserved for the SC category). And it continues to be keen to make use of the strength of Vivek to take on a candidate to be fielded jointly by the BJP and TDP. Some TRS leaders are still optimistic that Vivek will join their party to contest the Warangal bypoll.

Now, the wife of disgruntled former Deputy Chief Minister Dr T Rajaiah, Mary Fathima, is seeking the TRS ticket for the bypoll.

She opined that injustice was meted out to her family by the removal of her husband from the top post. If Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao gave her a ticket that would compensate, and she would certainly win the seat, she said.

The TRS is planning to announce its candidate in a day or two. KCR is busy holding discussions with top leaders and those of Warangal including Kadiam Srihari. KCR will take a call on the candidate before leaving for Delhi on Monday night, it is learnt.

Telangana Congress chief Uttam Kumar Reddy is meanwhile said to have been annoyed at the meeting of Vivek with Kesava Rao, and with Harish Rao's offer.