In 2018, when the undivided Khammam district had 10 assembly constituencies, the BRS (then TRS) won only a single seat – Khammam. The Congress won six, the Telugu Desam Party two, and the remaining one was bagged by an independent candidate
Etala Out Of TRS Because Of KCR, Not Me: Konda Vishweswar Reddy Published by GulteDesk May 10, 2021
Former Congress MP Konda Vishweswar Reddy refuted allegations that differences cropped up between TRS senior leader Etala Rajender and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao after the former met him alone at midnight.
He said that he had met Etala a year ago to speak about Corona crisis and just a couple of days ago. He agreed that Etala’s wife Jamuna was their close relative. The ex-MP said that Etala was out of the TRS because KCR pushed him out but not because he had met him.