Both Telugu Desam Party and Congress faced sudden trouble from ticket aspirants in Serilingampalli segment. Several activists arrived at NTR Bhavan in Banjara Hills and staged protest demonstrations demanding this ticket for Movva Satyanarayana. Some of them poured petrol on their bodies and threatened to commit suicide if TDP leaders did not honour their request.

TDP has allotted this ticket for Bhavya Ananda Prasad. The pro-Satyanarayana activists asserted that their leader has been actively taking up welfare activities in the segment for several years in the hope of getting the ticket. They raised slogans ‘Bhavya, Go Back’.

Troubled started in TDP as there are fresh ticket aspirants for Serilingampally. In 2014, Arikepudi Gandhi contested here on TDP ticket but he has shifted his loyalties to TRS later. Gandhi is now contesting from this segment on TRS ticket. After Gandhi left the TDP, many leaders have started eyeing Serilingampally ticket but eventually Bhavya emerged successful.

Meanwhile, the Congress activists in Serilingampally thronged Gandhi Bhavan and raised slogans against the party allotting the seat to TDP as part of Mahakutami seat sharing. They demanded that this seat be retained by Congress and allot the ticket to former MLA Bhikshapati Yadav.

The problem of dissidents is giving a tough time to both the Mahakutami partners and this has become a hot topic of discussion in political circles.