Telangana Elections 2023: Who are the top leaders in the fray?

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao will attempt to overcome a two-term anti-incumbency and win a third straight Assembly election in Telangana.

The Jana Sena Party (JSP) of actor-turned-politician K Pawan Kalyan has announced that it will contest the Telangana Assembly elections, its first in the state, with 32 candidates.

Mohammed Azharuddin, formerly known for his stylish flicks and sharp catches on the cricket pitch, has entered the Telangana election fight as the Congress candidate from Jubilee Hills.

Former MLA and BJP defector Yennam Srinivas Reddy, who joined the Congress last month, has been fielded from Mahbubnagar.

The late folk singer Gaddar's daughter, GV Vennela, is a candidate for Congress from Secunderabad Cantonment.

Madhu Yaskhi Goud, a former Member of Parliament, will run for Congress from LB Nagar in Hyderabad.

BJP’s former Telangana president Bandi Sanjay Kumar will be contesting from Karimnagar in the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections 2023.

T Raja Singh, a fiery Hindutva activist, will run from his Goshamahal seat after his suspension was lifted for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammed.

The BJP has chosen sitting Medak MP K Prabhakar Reddy to represent the Dubbak Assembly constituency.