As professors, they are hugely popular and students love to listen to their talks. Both have come from the left of the centre background and led left-backed movements. One is a popular TV face in the political debates, while the other was the leader of the joint action committee formed to fight it out for a separate Telangana state. But, both the professors have been conclusively rejected by the graduate voters in the MLC elections.
Prof Nageshwar, a two-time MLC was pushed to the third place, trailing behind both TRS candidate Vani Devi and BJP candidate N Ramachandra Rao. Prof. Nageshwar is virtually eliminated from the contest. Though he conducted a high voltage campaign and excelled in TV debates, the voters felt he wasn't the right choice. Much to his dicomfiture, he was a poor third. In fact, in the last election, 2014 MP elections, Nageshwar cut a sorry figure by losing his security deposit from the Malkajgiri MP seat.
Ditto with Prof. Kodandaram. The once-unquestioned JAC leader was relegated to a poor third way too behind Teenmaar Mallanna, a political novice and an unknown commodity. A series of wrong moves, proximity to the Congress and involvement in Reddy politics, have rendered the professor ineffective. Despite a spirited campaign, the voters seemed unenthused. This election may well be his swansong in politics.
Prof Nageshwar, a two-time MLC was pushed to the third place, trailing behind both TRS candidate Vani Devi and BJP candidate N Ramachandra Rao. Prof. Nageshwar is virtually eliminated from the contest. Though he conducted a high voltage campaign and excelled in TV debates, the voters felt he wasn't the right choice. Much to his dicomfiture, he was a poor third. In fact, in the last election, 2014 MP elections, Nageshwar cut a sorry figure by losing his security deposit from the Malkajgiri MP seat.
Ditto with Prof. Kodandaram. The once-unquestioned JAC leader was relegated to a poor third way too behind Teenmaar Mallanna, a political novice and an unknown commodity. A series of wrong moves, proximity to the Congress and involvement in Reddy politics, have rendered the professor ineffective. Despite a spirited campaign, the voters seemed unenthused. This election may well be his swansong in politics.