YSR Congress party fields Kamal Raj as its candidate for MLC elections in Khammam district. It has total 90 members in the district. It starts contesting in the elections after it was strongly criticized for extending its support to TRS party in the previous MLC elections. This will help it to defend itself from such criticism, even while it is indirectly extending its support to ruling TRS party. Hence, no surprise if its members cross votes in favor of TRS candidate Balasani Lakshmi Narayana.

TDP and Congress party are extending their support to CPI candidate Puvvada Nageswara Rao in these elections. They have 225 members strength collectively but still he needs few more seats to win the elections, considering no cross voting from their three parties in favor of TRS candidate. Puvvada has pinned his hopes on the independents and New Democratic parties which have 50 members collectively. But, first he has to make sure that there is no cross voting in his and supporting parties.

TRS is quite confident of winning these elections effortlessly as it already has nearly sufficient strength. All it has to do is encourage members of other parties cross vote in favor of its candidate Balasani. YSR Congress party members may come to his help, besides other party’s members.