TRS fields former PM P V Narasimha Rao's daughter for MLC polls

The ruling Telangana RashtraSamithi (TRS) on Sunday announced SurabhiVani Devi, daughterof former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao, as it's candidatefor the coming polls to the Telangana Legislative Council fromthe Graduates' constituency.

TRS President and Telangana Chief Minister KChandrasekhar Rao decided Vani Devi's candidature, partysources said.

Vani Devi, an artist and academic,will file hernomination papers on Monday for the Mahabubnagar -Rangareddy- Hyderabad Graduates' constituency, they said.

Biennial elections to the Legislative Council from twoGraduates' constituencies would be held on March 14.

The TRS government has been organising year-longcentenary celebrations of late Narasimha Rao, a native ofTelangana, since last June.