Vijayawada MP election is going to be a tug-of-war between industrialists in 2019 polls. Vijaya Electricals Chairman Dasari Jai Ramesh is all likely to get the YCP ticket this time. Though his family is long associated with the Telugu Desam Party, he has got the feeling now that CM Chandrababu Naidu has sidelined them completely. Jai Ramesh’s brother Dasari Venkata Balavardhana Rao is a former MLA from Gannavaram segment.
Jai Ramesh is currently visiting villages and meeting with his followers to take a final decision on his future. He has convinced his sympathisers to shift party loyalties and he is going to join the YCP on March 9. All is set for him to join YCP in the presence of Jaganmohan Reddy at the party office in Tadepalli. Jai Ramesh and his family are unhappy that they are not given recognition in TDP though he has given a lot of financial support to the TDP from the beginning.
If things go as expected, Jai Ramesh will have to fight with sitting TDP MP Kesineni Nani who is known as a big industrialist and businessman in this area. The YCP is putting its hopes on the splitting of votes by Jana Sena candidate in this election. Though there will be three main candidates, the strong fight is expected to be between TDP and YCP nominees.
