MRPS president meets Purandeswari after pledging support to NDA
ter, it was learnt that TDP’s national president N. Chandrababu Naidu had asked him to contest from Cheepurupalli in Vizianagaram district.
Ganta clearly voiced his dissatisfaction with Mr. Naidu and insisted that he be fielded from Bheemunipatnam, stalling the selection process. Many senior TDP leaders say that the right candidate has not yet been found, and they pitch their bets on Ganta.
Visakhapatnam South
Even JSP’s candidate, Vamsi Krishna Yadav, who was the initial prospect, has been kept on hold. Later, Mr. Vamsi was reportedly told to contest from Visakhapatnam South, which has generated quite a heat within the alliance. Mr. Vamsi is facing stiff resistance not only from the TDP hopeful Gandi Babji but also from his own party cadres and local leaders.
They have come out openly against Mr. Vamsi, and a few local corporators have openly announced that they would not support him, as he was a nonlocal to the segment. “There is no need to airdrop someone from other places to our constituency.
We have local leaders such as TDP’s Gandi Babji, who has been nurturing this constituency. Moreover, Vamsi lost twice when he contested from Visakhapatnam East, and this time, in Visakhapatnam South, he has to face formidable opposition from YSRCP candidate Vasupalli Ganesh, who has been the sitting MLA for the last two terms, say group corporators.
Vasupalli had won twice in 2014 and 2019 from TDP, but he moved to YSRCP, last year. This resentment at the ground level has forced the NDA to put the
Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) president Manda Krishna Madiga met BJP State president Daggubati Purandeswari at the State party office here on Monday.
He submitted to her a memorandum of 35 demands, which mainly included the categorization of the Scheduled Castes (SCs).
Ms. Purandeswari told Mr. Krishna Madiga that her party was committed to the welfare of SCs and would stand by its word as far as their categorization was concerned.
The MRPS leader pledged his support to the announcement on hold.
Visakhapatnam North
The delay in announcing the Visakhapatnam North candidate is most baffling. BJP’s Vishnu Kumar Raju, who won in 2014, has been the choice since the beginning. He has already taken
Manda Krishna Madiga praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “taking the country forward with due focus on the welfare of the masses”.
NDA partners in the State while praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “taking the country forward with due focus on the welfare of the masses”.
up his campaign strongly but is yet to be named. Whoever’s name is suggested will be pitched against YSRCP’s K.K. Raju. In 2014, BJP’s Vishnu Kumar Raju won the seat, while in 2019, Ganta of the TDP won by defeating K.K. Raju.