Hyderabad, Sept. 26 -- BRS President and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) today announced Maganti Sunitha, wife of the late Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath, as the party's candidate for the upcoming by-election.
The Election Commission is expected to issue the official notification for the Jubilee Hills by-election by the end of this month. With the final voter list due for release in the third week of September, officials have indicated that polling could be held around Diwali.
The by-election became necessary following the death of the sitting BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath in June.
His demise has set the stage for an intense contest between the BRS and the ruling Congress, with the BJP also expected to be a strong contende...