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- ↑ "TRS Rajya Sabha MP Banda Prakash quits". The Hindu. 4 December 2021.
- ↑ "TRS wins all three Rajya Sabha seats in Telangana". Business Standard India. 23 March 2018.
- ↑ KCR finalizes Santhosh, Uma, Lingaiah Yadav for three RS seats - The Munsif Daily
- ↑ The Hindu, The Hindu (12 February 2023). "Banda Prakash elected Dy. Chairman of Council unopposed". Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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