Speculations are rife in the political circles about possible candidates from both Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Raichur (ST reserved) parliamentary constituency.
Raichur parliamentary constituency comprises of eight Assembly constituencies namely, Raichur Urban, Raichur Rural, Deodurga, Manvi, and Lingasugur in Raichur district and Yadgir, Shahapur, and Shorapur Assembly constituencies in Yadgir district.
In the last Assembly elections, Congress won in Raichur Rural, Manvi, Yadgir, Shahapur and Shorapur and the BJP won in Raichur Urban and Lingsugur, while JD(S) won in Deodurga. However, because of the demise of Congress MLA Raja Venkatappa Naik, Shorapur Assembly constituency is facing a byelection.
