Jana Sena Party Undecided About Telangana Polls: Pawan Kalyan

Vijayawada: The Jana Sena Party (JSP) founder Pawan Kalyan had earlier stated that the party would contest from 23 Assembly and three Lok Sabha seats in Telangana state. But with the TRS party Chief dissolving the assembly and advancing the elections, the JSP had not yet decided about contesting the elections in Telangana state this time.

Addressing media persons at Vijayawada, he said that the JSP leadership would conduct a meeting with party leaders and discuss the feasibility of contesting in the Telangana state elections and would announce the party stand in Telangana state in two or three days.

He also stated that several leaders were planning to contest independently and seek Jana Sena Support, but the party would think it over and let them know soon.

Meanwhile Pasupuleti Balaraju, a former minister in the cabinets of late Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and N. Kiran Kumar Reddy holding Tribal Welfare portfolio and a Minister for Tribal Welfare in the government of Andhra Pradesh quit TDP and joined Jana Sena Party in the presence of Pawan Kalyan.

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