YSR Cong,BJP may pull off a surprise

The TRS is hoping to sweep all the six Telangana constituencies on the strength of the statehood sentiment.

However,the BJP has upset its calculations in Mahbubnagar,the lone constituency it is contesting,

by also running on a separate state plank.

In Kovur,the battle is essentially between the YSR Congress and the TDP. YSR Congresss candidate N Prasanna Kumar Reddy was the sitting TDP MLA who quit and joined Jaganmohans party. The TDP has fielded his uncle,Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy.

A four-time winner from the constituency,Prasanna Kumar Reddy looks set to embarrass the Congress and crush the TDPs challenge. This is despite the fact that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and actor-turned-politician K Chiranjeevi have campaigned for the Congress.

In an indication of the prestige at stake,TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Jaganmohan also toured the constituency extensively.