Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday called up leaders of Opposition parties that are represented in the Assembly to seek their cooperation in making the election of Speaker unanimous.
While Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi and BJP State president K. Laxman responded positively, State Congress president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy replied they would convey a decision after discussing it in the party, a release said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Rao will pay tributes to the Telangana Martyrs Memorial in front of the Assembly before walking inside to take oath as a member. The TRS MLAs will also pay tributes to the memorial along with Mr. Rao.