Hyderabad, Dec 12: TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao was Wednesday elected leader of the legislature party, paving the way for his return as Chief Minister for the second straight term.

The newly-elected MLAs met at Telangana Bhavan, the TRS headquarters here, and took the decision unanimously, the party sources said.

In the December 7 assembly elections, the TRS had won 88 seats in the 119-member House.

Rao was re-elected from Gajwel in Siddipet district by a margin of 58,290 votes.

PTI