Hyderabad, March 5 -- The new head of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana is likely to be named in the next 10 days, if party sources are to be believed. While a handful of names are doing rounds as the final names of the post, Malkajgiri Lok Sabha MPEatala Rajender's name has remained on the top to be named as the next BJP chief here. He will be replacing Union minister G Kishan Reddy.

According to the BJP insiders in Telangana, apart from Eatala Rajender, ex-MLC Ramchander Rao, Medak MP Raghunandan Rao, Nizamabad MP D Arvind and ex-MLA Chintala Ramchandra Reddy have alo thrown their hats in the ring for the party president post. "But Eatala's name has been there as the top contender since the last 4 to 5 months," a BJP leader...