Turncoats walk away with 50% tickets in Cong 2nd list

Congress has released its second list of candidates for the Telangana elections, with 45 names including former Munugode MLA Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy. Half of the nominees are newcomers or turncoats from other parties. The list also features former India cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin and former minister Tummala Nageswara Rao. Notable omissions include former MLA P Vishnuvardhan Reddy and Congress leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir. The party has announced candidates for 100 of the 119 constituencies so far.