India, Oct. 30 -- The Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS), led by Kalvakuntla Kavitha, has announced senior journalist Akash Kolluru as its candidate for the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar Graduates' MLC constituency, marking the party's first electoral contest since its formation in the State. Alongside the candidate announcement, Kavitha has appointed senior party leader Chitneni Raghu as observer and coordinator for the Hyderabad Graduates' MLC constituency.

The party has already announced Nalamasa Srikanth Goud, a Backward Classes (BC) candidate, for the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates' MLC seat. With the selection of Kolluru for the second constituency, the party has fielded BC candidates in both constituencies.

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