Ravichandra files RS nomination

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate in

Rajya Sabha

elections,

Vaddiraju Ravichandra

(Gayatri Ravi) filed his nomination on Thursday. The election for the RS seat is necessitated following the resignation of MP Banda Prakash in December last year. Ministers E. Dayakar Rao, Gangula Kamalakar,

Satyavathi Rathod

, V Srinivas Goud, Koppula Eshwar, Rytu Bandhu Samithi president Palla Rajeshwar Reddy and others were present on the occasion. Before filing his nomination, Ravichandra paid tributes to Telangana martyrs at Telangana martyrs memorial near state assembly.Speaking on the occasion, ministers said Munnuru Kapu community, to which Ravichandra belongs, was considered as vote bank by other political parties, but KCR provided opportunities to the community. The ministers also called for unity among the BCs.