The by-poll battle of Nandyal assembly constituency, which is left vacant after the sudden death of Bhuma Naga Reddy, is getting heated up as the date the polling is nearing.
Both TDP and YSRCP are going all out to claim victory in Nandyal and for Bhuma Akhila Priya, it’s become a very prestigious one she challenged to quit if TD party fails to emerge victorious in her father’s home turf. While Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy is contesting from TDP, YSRCP has pitched Shilpa Mohan Reddy opposite him.
In a bid to gain support for Brahmananda Reddy, son of Nagi Reddy’s elder brother Sekhar Reddy, Akhila Priya has launched a ‘Praja Ashirwada Yatra’ and campaigning for him.
On the other hand, what is catching everyone’s eye is the campaign of veteran leader and MP from Rayalaseema – SPY Reddy. After winning as YCP candidate in 2014 polls, he shifted his loyalties to TDP but Mr.Reddy fell severely sick and could not come out or even walk. But, the senior leader has directly hit the roads on his wheelchair to campaign for Brahmananda Reddy. All thanks to CM Chandrababu Naidu, who had built the coordination well among the local TDP leaders.
Irrespective of politics, SPY Reddy carry a good amount of craze among people for his philanthropic activities over the years- needless to tell that ‘1Rs/Roti’ scheme was one of his activities that fetched him huge popularity in Rayalaseema.
And it now remains to be seen how SPY Reddy’s ‘wheelchair campaign’ will help TDP in this by-election.