Hyderabad, April 29 -- With the last date for withdrawal of nominations over on April 29, the stage is set for a triangular fight for the 17 Lok Sabha seats in the State of Telangana.

With the polling scheduled on May 13, the two national parties-Cong (I) and the BJP are going all out to win the maximum seats. Their confidence has grown in the wake of the battle scarred BRS, which is hit by a crisis.

Though, in number terms Telangana is low in significance in the overall power equation in the national government it has emerged important with the BJP leadership, including the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi repeatedly campaigning. Every extra seat from the 4 it has now is worth in gold for the BJP as it makes its strongest bid to boost its...