BJP has fielded Lankala Deepak Reddy against Congress candidate Mohammed Azharuddin from the Jubilee Hills constituency for the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections. Azharuddin, a former Indian cricket team captain, faced defeat in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency in 2014. Meanwhile, four-time MLA Marri Shashidhar Reddy has been fielded from Sanathnagar against Congress' Kota Neelima.