TDP-Janasena Alliance Unveils Initial Candidate List Amidst YSRCP Dominance

Feb 24, 2024, 15:12 IST

Vijayawada: Jana Sena Party and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) jointly released their first list of candidates for the impending elections. On Saturday morning, Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan revealed their plan at Chandrababu's Undavalli home.

As part of the seat-sharing agreement, both parties will independently contest 118 seats, sidelining any immediate collaboration with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Only three Lok Sabha seats and 24 Assembly constituencies were given to the Jana Sena Party by Chandrababu Naidu. While the TDP presented a list comprising 94 candidates, Jana Sena was having only five candidates presented on a notepad.

The announcement was unexpected because prominent TDP members who have been with the party since its founding, such as Butchaiah Chaudhary and Kala Venkat Rao, were left out. Members of the party were particularly taken aback by Ganta Srinivasa Rao's exclusion from the list.

It was clear that Pawan Kalyan's standing in the alliance was as respected as yesterday's news, with the TDP making all the decisions and giving out seats like candy. With Pawan Kalyan's party announcing candidates for a mere handful of seats out of the allocated 24, one might wonder if they're aiming for quality over quantity or simply testing the waters of political self-awareness.

The announcement of the candidate list highlights the mounting concern within the TDP-Janasena camp about the powerful influence and development projects of the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in the state. As the YSRCP continues to solidify its position, both Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan face mounting pressure to present a united front against their rival.

TDP candidates

1. Ichchapuram (Srikakulam): Bendalam Ashok
2. Tekkali (Srikakulam): Kinjarapu Atchan Naidu
3. Amadalavalasa (Srikakulam): Koona Ravi Kumar
4. Rajam (SC) (Vizianagaram): Kondru Murali Mohan
5. Kurupam (ST) (Araku): Toyyaka Jagadeshwari
6. Parvathipuram (SC) (Araku): Vijay Bonela
7. Salur (ST) (Araku): Gummadi Sandhya Rani
8. Bobbili (Vizianagaram): RSVKK Ranga Rao (Baby Nayana)
9. Gajapathinagaram (Vizianagaram): Kondapalli Srinivas
10. Vizianagaram (Vizianagaram): Puspati Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathiraju
11. Visakhapatnam East (Visakhapatnam): Velagapudi Rama Krishna Babu
12. Visakhapatnam West (Visakhapatnam): PGVR Naidu (Ganna Babu)
13. Araku valley (ST) (Araku): Siyyari Donnu Dora
14. Payakaraopeta (SC) (Anakapalli): Vangalapudi Anitha
15. Narsipatnam (Anakapalli): Chintakayala Ayannapatrudu
16. Tuni (Kakinada): Yanamala Divya
17. Peddapuram (Kakinada): Nimmakayala Chinnarajappa
18. Anaparthy (Rajahmundry): Nallimilli Rama Krishna Reddy
19. Mummidivaram (Amalapuram): Datla Subbaraju
20. Gannavaram (SC) (Amalapuram): Saripella Rajesh Kumar
21. Kothapeta (Amalapuram): Bandaru Satyananda rao
22. Mandapeta (Amalapuram): Vegulla Jogeswa rao
23. Rajahmundry City (Rajahmundry): Adireddy Vasu
24. Jaggampeta (Kakinada): Jyothula Venkatappa Rao (Nehuru)
25. Achanta (Narsapuram): Pithani Satyanarayana
26. Palacole (Narsapuram): Nimmala Ramanaidu
27. Undi (Narsapuram): Manthena Ramaraju
28. Tanaku (Narsapuram): Arimilli Radha Krishna
29. Eluru (Eluru): Badeti Radha Krishna
30. Chintalapudi (SC) (Eluru): Songa Roshan
31. Tiruvuru (SC) (Vijayawada): Kolikapudi Srinivas
32. Nuzvid (Eluru): Kolusu Parthasarathy
33. Gannavaram (Machilipatnam): YARLAGADDA VENKAT RAO
34. Gudivada (Machilipatnam): Venigandla Ramu
35. Pedana (Machilipatnam): Kagitha Krishna Prasad
36. Machilipatnam (Machilipatnam): Kollu Ravindra
37. Pamarru (SC) (Machilipatnam): Varla Kumara Raja
38. Vijayawada central (Vijayawada): Bonda Uma
39. Vijayawada East (Vijayawada): Gadde Rammohanrao
40. Nandigama (SC) (Vijayawada): Tangirala Sowmya
41. Jaggayyapeta (Vijayawada): Shreeram Rajgopal Tatayya
42. Tadikonda (SC) (Guntur): Tenali Sravan Kumar
43. Mangalagiri (Guntur): Nara Lokesh
44. Ponnur (Guntur): Dhullipalla Narendra
45. Vemuru (SC) (Bapatla): Nakka Anand Babu
46. Repalle (Bapatla): Anagani Satya Prasad
47. Bapatla (Bapatla): Vegesana Narendra Varma
48. Prathipadu (SC) (Guntur): Burla Ramanjaneyulu
49. Chilakaluripet (Narasaraopet): Pratipati Pullarao
50. Sattenapalle (Narasaraopet): Kanna Lakshminarayana
51. Vinukonda (Narasaraopet): GV Anjaneyulu
52. Macherla (Narasaraopet): Julakanti Bramhananda Reddy
53. Yerragondapalem (SC) (Ongole): Guduri Erikshan Babu
54. Parchur (Bapatla): Yeluri Sambasiva Rao
55. Addanki (Bapatla): Gottipati Ravi Kumar
56. Bapatla (Bapatla): Bommaji Niranjan Vijay Kumar
57. Ongole (Ongole): Damacharla Janardhana Rao
58. Kondapi (Ongole): Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy
59. Kanigiri (Ongole): Mukku Ugra Narasimha Reddy
60. Kavali (Nellore): Kavya Krishna Reddy
61. Nellore City (Nellore): P. Narayana
62. Nellore Rural (Nellore): KotumReddy Sridhar reddy
63. Gudur (SC) (Tirupati): Pasam Sunil Kumar
64. Sullurpeta (SC) (Tirupati): Nelavela Vijayashree
65. Udayagiri (Nellore): Kakarla Suresh
66. Kadapa (Kadapa): Madhavi Reddy
67. Rayachoti (Rajampet): Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy
68. Pulivendula (Kadapa): Mareddy Ravindranath Reddy
69. Mydukur (Kadapa): Putta Sudhakar Yadav
70. Allagadda (Nandyal): Bhuma Akhila Priya Reddy
71. Srisailam (Nandyal): Budda Raja Sekhar Reddy
72. Kurnool (Kurnool): TG Bharat
73. Panyam (Nandyal): Gouru Chartiha Reddy
74. Nandyal (Nandyal): N. Md. Farooq
75. Banaganapalle (Nandyal): BC Janardhan Reddy
76. Dhone (Nandyal): Kotla Surya Prakash Reddy
77. Pattikonda (Kurnool): KE Shyam Babu
78. Kodumuru (Kurnool): Boggula Dastagiri
79. Rayadurg (Anantapur): Kaaluva Srinivasulu
80. Uravakonda (Anantapur): P.Keshav
81. Tadipatri (Anantapur): J . C . Ashmit Reddy
82. Singanamala (SC) (Anantapur): Bandaru Sravani Sree
83. Kalyandurg (Anantapur): Amilineni Surender Babu
84. Raptadu (Anantapur): Paritala Sunitha
85. Madakasira (SC) (Hindupur): M E Sunil Kumar
86. Hindupur (Hindupur): Nandamuri Balakrishna
87. Penukonda (Hindupur): Savitha
88. Thamballapalle (Rajampet): Jaychandra Reddy
89. Pileru (Rajampet): Nallari Kishore Kumar Reddy
90. Nagari (Chittoor): Gali Bhanu Prakash
91. Chittoor (Chittoor): Dr V M Thomas
92. Chittoor (Chittoor): Gurajala Jagan Mohan
93. Palamaner (Chittoor): N Amarnath Reddy
94. Kuppam (Chittoor): Nara Chandrababu Naidu