Summary:
However, the opposition congress party has boycotted the MLC polls in protest against the alleged defections being encouraged by the ruling party. Hyderabad: TRS supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today cast his vote in the MLC polls held at Assembly premises here. As many as 91 MLAs of the TRS have exercised their franchise and seven MIM MLAs also cast their votes during the day. The chief minister reached the Assembly this morning and exercised his franchise at the polling centre in Committee hall one. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and a few other MLAs arrived separately in their personal vehicles..