Ahead of the December 2023 Assembly elections, all eyes were on the Secunderabad Cantonment constituency, where two highly educated women were sweating it out to make their political debut.
One was 37-year-old Lasya Nanditha, daughter of five-time Cantonment MLA late G. Sayanna, while the other was no lesser known personality Dr. G. V. Vennela, a graduate from the reputed Osmania University with a doctorate in management studies, and daughter of revolutionary Balladeer Gaddar.