<p>As many as 28 candidates are in the fray for the October 21 Huzurnagar Assembly by-election after the withdrawal of nominations on Thursday, official sources said on Friday.</p>.<p>The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee President (TPCC) N Uttam Kumar Reddy following his election to the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>The Huzurnagar bypoll is set to witness a multi-cornered fight as candidates of all major parties, including the TRS, the Congress, the TDP and BJP, have entered the fray.</p>.<p>The Congress has fielded Uttam Kumar Reddy's wife N Padmavati Reddy, a former MLA, in the bypoll, while the TRS has re-nominated S Saidi Reddy, who lost to Uttam Kumar Reddy in the 2018 Assembly polls.</p>.<p>The Telangana Jana Samithi has announced its support for the Congress while the CPI pledged support to the ruling TRS after talks with the Sonia Gandhi-led party failed.</p>.<p>The CPI bitterly fought the TRS in alliance with the Congress and the TDP in the December 2018 Assembly polls</p>
<p>As many as 28 candidates are in the fray for the October 21 Huzurnagar Assembly by-election after the withdrawal of nominations on Thursday, official sources said on Friday.</p>.<p>The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee President (TPCC) N Uttam Kumar Reddy following his election to the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>The Huzurnagar bypoll is set to witness a multi-cornered fight as candidates of all major parties, including the TRS, the Congress, the TDP and BJP, have entered the fray.</p>.<p>The Congress has fielded Uttam Kumar Reddy's wife N Padmavati Reddy, a former MLA, in the bypoll, while the TRS has re-nominated S Saidi Reddy, who lost to Uttam Kumar Reddy in the 2018 Assembly polls.</p>.<p>The Telangana Jana Samithi has announced its support for the Congress while the CPI pledged support to the ruling TRS after talks with the Sonia Gandhi-led party failed.</p>.<p>The CPI bitterly fought the TRS in alliance with the Congress and the TDP in the December 2018 Assembly polls</p>