Hyderabad : Telangna Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday named party’s Secretary General K Keshav Rao as the candidate for ensuing Rajya Sabha elections.

Although the TRS has only 17 members in the Assembly, it is confident of getting support from the Congress party as Keshav Rao maintains a good rapport with the ruling party legislators due to his association with the Congress till recent past. He is likely to file his nomination on January 28.

The Congress is likely to contest for three Rajya Sabha seats while the TRS will contest for one seat.