TRS leaders meet ahead of Telangana by-polls

Hyderabad: TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday held a meeting with party leaders in view of the by-polls soon to be held in the Telangana region.

The party would conduct a mass-contact programme 'Palle bata' (sleeping in villages) in some of the assembly constituencies on January 7, 8 and 9 in the run-up to the by-polls, TRS floor leader E Rajender told reporters.

The by-polls will be held for a total of six seats in Telangana region.

In five constituencies, sitting MLAs have quit their posts in support of separate statehood demand. Some of them have joined the TRS. The by-poll at Mahabubnagar is necessitated due to the death of the sitting member.

PTI