To clinch the list of candidates, the president of TDP, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan and TD national general secretary Nara Lokesh were conducting marathon sessions in the previous 3 days at the residence of CBN in Hyderabad. The union of Telugu Desam Party and Janasena is focusing to attract BC votes, as the ruling YSRCP targets to field several BCs in the upcoming elections.
The leaders of both parties are getting ground level survey reports from different origins in this facet. The chances of a win for a candidate is the fundamental standard in the selection of the contestants. The allotment of 2 assembly seats each Mandapeta and Araku (for TDP) and Razole and Rajanagaram (for Janasena) was revealed by the TD-JS alliance.
For both Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, the leaders of TD and JS plan to field locally popular and acceptable leaders, while both parties desire to give the most important consideration for BCs. Sources of both parties say that the names of some contenders from the BC communities have been finalised.
As a consequence, Pithani Satyanarayana from Achanta, Kala Venkata Rao from Etcherla, Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu from Narsipatnam, Gouthu Sirisha from Palasa and K. Atchannaidu from Tekkali are the confirmed candidates. According to survey reports, the leaders of the parties do not wish to hassle the sitting and experienced leaders from the present seats in some specimen.