Two industrialists are fighting against each other in Khammam segment. Sitting MLA and TRS candidate is Ajay Kumar Puvvada while the Telugu Desam Party has brought in former MP Nama Nageswara Rao. Both the parties received boost after the recent election meetings by their respective party stalwarts. In 2014 elections, Ajay Kumar contested on Congress ticket and won but he later joined the TRS.

Seeing the significance of the segment, CM Chandrasekhara Rao himself addressed an election meeting in Khammam which left the party activists highly motivated and ready for the battle. KCR has taken this segment as a prestigious matter considering the high stakes involved. He is targetting the TDP very seriously so as to further reduce its presence in the Telangana assembly. Already, TRS has won over many former TDP leaders like Tummala Nageswara Rao to its side.

On behalf of TDP nominees, AICC president Rahul Gandhi, AP CM Chandrababu Naidu and CPI national leader Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy held election meeting here. After this, the TDP cadres became active in the segment making greater efforts in their areas. Both TRS and TDP are hopeful of wining the seat with the additional strengths of their industrialist-candidates.

TDP candidate Nama Nageswara Rao has another advantage in that he has received support from Congress senior leader Renuka Chowdary. They had differences in the past as they clashed in parliamentary segment but Prajakutami compulsions have made Renuka to extend her support.