With the chances of getting Telugu Desam Party candidate Bhuma Brahmanand Reddy getting elected unanimously in the ensuing Nandyal by-elections disappearing following the announcement of Shila Mohan Reddy as the YSR Congress party candidate, TDP president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is back to his wily political strategies.
Naidu has realised that the contest has become tough with the entry of Shilpa Mohan Reddy as the rival candidate, he is now contemplating making Nandyal bypoll a multi-cornered contest, so as to split the opposition votes which would make things easy for the Bhuma family.
As part of Naidu’s strategy, Jana Sena Party headed by power star Pawan Kalyan is said to be contemplating fielding a candidate in Nandyal by-elections.
Since Pawan has considerable clout among the youth in Nandyal, he would definitely split a good percentage of votes. This would hit the YSRC rather than the TDP.
At the same time, the Congress party, which was absolutely no stakes in Nandyal in the present scenario, is also planning to field a candidate.
In all probability, the Congress might field Rakesh Reddy, nephew of former minister Gangula Pratap Reddy. Rakesh had lost in 2014 elections in the same constituency.
On the other hand, Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi (RPS) floated by former MLA Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy also announced that he would field his own candidate in the Nandyal bypoll.
It would mean there would be a multi-cornered contest in Nandyal and if the opposition votes split, it would ultimately benefit the TDP!
