Earlier, Nalamasa Srikanth Goud from the BC community was fielded as the TRS candidate for the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda seat.

Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) President K Kavitha on Friday, October 30, named journalist Akash Kolluru as the party’s candidate for the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar Graduates’ constituency in the Telangana Legislative Council elections.

Kolluru is the second candidate from the Backwards Classes (BC) community that the party has picked for the Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) Graduates’ polls. Earlier, the party had fielded Nalamasa Srikanth Goud, also from the BC community, for the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda seat.

A Hyderabad resident, Kolluru has worked in national media for more than a decade. He has served in organisations including India Today, Republic TV, CNN-News18 and Dailyhunt.

He completed his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, and graduated from Osmania University, where he won a gold medal.

Party appoints campaign in-charges

Alongside the candidate announcement, the party appointed office-bearers for the campaign. Lawyer Ram Kalyan Challa has been made in-charge of strategy and the “war room” for both MLC constituencies.

Doctor Chitneni Raghu has been appointed Observer and Coordinator for the Hyderabad Graduates’ MLC constituency.