Jana Sena is contesting in all the 175 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. Pawan Kalyan has changed his name. These two rumors have been doing rounds on social media extensively. However, both the stories have been disparaged.

A tweet from the past by Jana Sena handle surfaced on Monday, stating that the party will contest in all the 175 constituencies in AP. However, the tweet was deleted from the handle but the news spread like wildfire. While the reasons for the deletion remains unknown, the tweet said, “We will contest for as many seats as possible based on our strength. If the strength is in 175, then 175 it is”. Some media houses published the tweet as dated yesterday and other enthusiastic media personnel sought responses from the ruling party ministers. Nonetheless, the message in the tweet was misinterpreted as it clearly states that Kalyan intends to contest based on the strength.

Secondly, buzz is that Kalyan has changed his name. Google search for ‘Pawan Kalyan’ returns his names as ‘Kushal Babu’. This news was doing rounds on social media. However, the name change is merely a goof-up by some miscreants.

Jana Sena undoubtedly needs to gear up in shaping the party’s social media strategy and online voice.