The long suspense over the contesting segment of Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh is over. He is not going to contest in the upcoming Assembly elections from Bheemili. But, TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu officially confirmed that Lokesh will be given Vizag North ticket. Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao is supposed to contest from Vizag North if Lokesh contests from Bheemili.
There are still rumours Naidu may consider giving Bheemili ticket to CBI EX JD Lakshminarayana if the latter joins the TDP. Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Sabbam Hari may join the TDP and contest from Madugula constituency. The fast-paced developments are springing surprises to the TDP cadres as well. CBI EX JD’s name came to the fore and the YCP leaders are saying this Chandrababu’s gimmick to annoy Jaganmohan Reddy whose illegal assets cases were investigated by Lakshminarayana.
On his part, Ganta Srinivasa Rao is going to contest from Visakhapatnam MP seat. Besides Lakshminarayana, there are also rumours that ex-MP Ashok Gajapathiraju’s daughter Adithi will be considered for Bheemili. Naidu is making very cautious decisions on North Coastal Andhra segments to balance caste and local equations.
