Summary:
HYDERABAD: TRS leader Ramesh Rathod has decided to quit the party following denial of ticket to contest the ensuing assembly polls from Khanapur. Ramesh Rathod had also represented Khanapur in the past.In his interaction with his supporters, he told them that he would contest from Khanapur even if the TRS had denied him a ticket. However, TRS president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao renominated Rekha Naik to contest from the seat. He is expected to join the Congress at a programme in Hyderabad.Ramesh Rathod, a former TDP MP, had joined the TRS in May 2017 with the expectation that he would be fielded by the TRS from Khanapur in the assembly elections. I am one who can contest polls and win..