Hyderabad, March 11 -- There is turbulence in the ruling Congress in Telangana State over the selection of nominees for MLC seats under MLAs quota, including protests from minorities for ignoring them.

Vijayashanti [Image: Twitter]

The election of three Congress nominees actor/politician Vijayashanti (BC), Addanki Dayakar (SC), K Shankar Naik (ST), and one Congress backed CPI candidate Neelkanti Satyam (BC) and BRS Dasoju Sravan (BC) is foregone conclusion in view of the Congress-CPI-MIM alliance and BRS strength in the State Assembly.

But Congress High Command selection of actor Vijayashanti has come as a big surprise and stumped senior Congress leaders, especially ticket aspirants.

Vijayashanti, who was active during the T-movement,...