Caste-wise breakdown of KCR's candidates

Hours after dissolution of the Telangana state Assembly on Thursday, ruling TRS announced candidates for 105 constituencies.

Caretaker Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President K. Chandrasekhar Rao released the list of candidates.

He announced the names at a news conference at TRS headquarters -- Telangana Bhavan. He said only two sitting candidates were denied tickets.

KCR, as Rao is popularly known, said candidates for the remaining 14 constituencies will be announced soon.

Since caste plays a key role in electoral success, we bring to you the breakdown of the 105 candidates announced by KCR, in terms of caste:

Reddy = 35
Kamma= 6
Brahmin=1
Vaishya=1
Kshatriya=1
BC= 20 (of which 6 are from Munnuru Kapu community)
Madiga=8
Koya=7
Mala=7
Banjara=7
Muslim=2