The Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Sunday announced the candidature of G Devi Prasad, TNGOs President, for the Hyderabad - Ranga Reddy - Mahabubnagar graduates constituency for representation in the Telangana State Legislative Council.
The decision was taken by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao after holding a meeting with the senior leaders of the party at his camp office on Sunday.
Devi Prassad hails from the Allipur village of the Medak district. He has been an activist since his college days, and was associated with different organisations and participated in various movements.
As the president of the Telangana Non-Gazetted Officers Union (TNGOs), he had played an active role during the Telangana movement.
Devi Prasad thanked the Chief Minister for selecting him as the party's candidate for the MLC post.
The elections to fill two graduates constituency seats will be held on March 16. (INN)