TDP targets 34% ticket share in local polls
In Short
TDP holds a constituency-level strategy meeting in Pattikonda to discuss allocating 34 per cent of tickets to BCs in the upcoming local body elections

MLA KE Shyam Babu addressing a meeting on Tuesday
Kurnool: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) conducted a key constituency-level strategy meeting at its party office in Pattikonda on Tuesday to discuss the proposed allocation of 34 per cent party tickets to Backward Classes (BCs) in the upcoming local body elections.
Presided over by Pattikonda MLA KE Shyam Babu and TDP District President Gudise Kishtamma, the session focused on enhancing political representation for BCs and finalizing election preparedness across the region.
Addressing party functionaries, MLA Shyam Babu reaffirmed TDP’s steadfast commitment to empowering BC communities politically. He instructed leaders and cadres to work in close coordination, emphasizing that opinions from grassroots-level workers must be incorporated into election preparations and candidate selection.
Urging united efforts to ensure victory across Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC), Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC), sarpanch, and ward member elections, Shyam Babu stressed that strengthening the party at the village level remains top priority.
He also criticized the previous YSRCP administration’s governance and promised accelerated development projects across Pattikonda constituency under the current regime.
Speaking at the meeting, Tuggali Library Chairman Tuggali Nagendra assured the party leadership that local workers would unite to secure comprehensive victories for TDP candidates across Tuggali mandal.
He pledged to present victory in all MPTC, ZPTC, and panchayat seats as a gift to MLA Shyam Babu.
Senior party leaders, Mandal-level representatives, and activists attended the meeting, reiterating the importance of cadre mobilization and BC political inclusion.

