The Khammam Lok Sabha seat has become a headache for the Congress, with at least ten leaders expressing interest in contesting. The Congress leadership is in a dilemma.
While names like Ponguleti Prasad Reddy and Bhatti Nandini are being mentioned, there are also reports of four or five industrialists and businessmen willing to invest significant amounts of money for candidacy.
Consequently, rumors are circulating that the Khammam seat has been auctioned off.
It's alleged that a media baron is recommending Mandava Venkateswara Rao from Nizamabad for the Khammam seat.
It is rumored that that the political landscape of Congress in Telangana and TDP in Andhra Pradesh are in this media head's control at present.
