Hyderabad: The ruling TRS and its ally AIMIM in Telangana Sunday welcomed the announcement of Lok Sabha poll schedule. AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi hoped that his party and TRS would sweep the election in the state.

"I am thankful to the Election Commission for holding elections on April 11. I am very grateful to them. It's very important that Andhra and Telangana will go into elections together.So, level playing field would be there for both the states," he told reporters here.

"God willing, people of Telangana would give 17-0 verdict. 16 for TRS, one for MIM," he added. The total number of Lok Sabha seats in Telangana is 17.

Owaisi expressed confidence that YSR Congress party led by YS Jaganmohan Reddy would win more than 21 Lok Sabha seats (out of the total 25) in Andhra Pradesh. Asked if he would support YSR Congress during poll campaign, he said he is there for his "friend" Jaganmohan Reddy if and when the latter required his help.

Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar announced that election in the state would be held on April 11. The election notification in Telangana would be issued on March 18 and the last date for filing nominations would be March 25.

The Election Commission announced the poll schedule for Lok Sabha elections that would be held in seven phases starting April 11 to May 19, and the results would be out on May 23.

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