As expected, Palvai Sravanthi will be the Congress candidate for Munugode by-poll. Her name was finalised by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday.
The AICC said that party president Sonia Gandhi has finalised her candidature for the constituency that will go to by-poll after sitting MLA Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy resigned and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Her name was finalised based on a report by the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) leaders who sought the opinion of other contenders and also the party leaders in the constituency.
Ms. Sravanthi, a law graduate, is the daughter of five-time MLA, late Palvai Goverdhan Reddy, who was considered close to the Gandhi family. He won from the constituency since 1967 and also was a Rajya Sabha member when he passed away.
