Visakhapatnam North MLA Vishnukumar Raju is not active in BJP party politics for a few months now. He is also not attending public and government functions much. Enquiries revealed that Raju is in a total dilemma whether to contest the next election on BJP ticket or not. He is afraid the anti-BJP mood is clear among the AP voters now and it may have definite impact on his winning prospects.

Raju has got a good name and rapport with the constituency people as he is very accessible to all sections there. But still he has doubts whether his individual strengthen will help him in the 2019 election. To catch the pulse of the people in his segment, Raju has got an in-depth survey done by his followers.

As expected, the survey has indicated people favouring his candidature but at the same time they have spoken strongly against the BJP policies. Rumours about this survey have spread fast among political circles now. There is also speculation Raju will not contest on BJP ticket next time and he may join TDP or YCP considering invitations from both the parties.
Surely, it is a testing time for most senior leaders of BJP in AP as they will be under pressure from top leadership to contest the election though defeat appears certain under prevailing political circumstances.