Power star and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan might contest the next assembly elections from both the regions – Andhra as well as Rayalaseema, on the lines of his brother megastar Chiranjeevi in 2009.
While Pawan has already announced that he would contest from Anantapur district (not exactly Anantapur assembly constituency), the latest reports indicate that he might also contest from Krishna district and not West Godavari district, where he has huge fan following.
On Wednesday, Jana Sena Party’s Krishna district in-charge Muttamsetti Krishna Rao said Pawan Kalyan would contest from Avanigadda constituency in the district.
He told a meeting of party functionaries at Avanigadda that Pawan had tentatively agreed to contest froom Avanigadda. It would help strengthen the party in Krishna district, which is very crucial for any party.
Though there is no official confirmation with regard to Pawan’s attempts to contest in both the regions, the party leaders have already started spreading the talk, ahead of his state-wide bus yatra commencing on March 15.
It may be recalled that Chiranjeevi, when he floated Praja Rajyam Party in 2008, also chose two regions to contest the 2009 assembly elections.
He chose Palakollu, closer to his native village of Mogulturru in West Godavari and Tirupati in Rayalaseema. However, Chiranjeevi faced an unexpected defeat in Palakollu, while he won the Tirupati seat with not so high majority.
He later resigned from Tirupati as well after he became Rajya Sabha member in 2012.
