Pawan’s statement to contest in all the 175 constituencies of AP has stirred a big debate in Godavari districts. Since Kapu voters are largely based in these two districts, naturally, all eyes are on from where Pawan would contest. Given that Palakollu from West Godavari is close to the native place of Konidelas, and even his elder brother Chiranjeevi was defeated in 2009 elections, it is widely discussed whether Pawan would dare to contest from Palakollu or not.
Going into the political history of Palakollu, Palakollu Assembly constituency has been TDP bastion for so many years. In the years 1983,1985,1994,1999,2004, 2014 – TDP has won the Palakollu Assembly constituency by great margins. Only in 1989 and 2009, the Congress had won in Palakollu. In 2009, it was a triangular fight where Chiru was contested and divided the votes which led to victory of Congress candidate Usha Rani.
While the sitting MLA Nimmala Ramanaidu from TDP is a powerful candidate with strong base in cadre, and earned foothold in the region with the help of developmental activities, it needs to be seen whether Pawan Kalyan can think of fielding himself from Palakollu. Though Palakollu has large population of Kapu community, Chiru couldn’t register a victory. Given this, the moot question is whether Pawan Kalyan can contest from Palakollu and win the seat? Or will Pawan opt for any other safe constituency for his victory?