Summary:
The Congress second list announced on Monday midnight saw Kalwakurthy ex-MLAVamshichand Reddy getting Congress party ticket from Mahbubnagar, and not DK Aruna. She won consecutively from Gadwal assembly constituency in 2004 on Samajwadi Party ticket, and on Congress ticket in 2009 and 2014 assembly polls. Aruna’s exit is a big jolt for Congress ahead of April 11 Lok Sabha polls.Aruna was not available for her reaction. Aruna hails from a reputed political family, and is the second prominent women leader leaving the Congress, after Sabitha Indra Reddy.Aruna would be contesting from Mahbubnagar parliamentary constituency as the BJP candidate. BJP’s Ram Madhav had held talks with DK Aruna for over 45 minutes on Tuesday and also made her speak with BJP national chief Amit Shah over phone..