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Pawan declares candidates for two Assembly seats
Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan addressing the party cadre at a programme organised on the occasion of Republic Day at party state office in Mangalagiri on Friday
- 1. Cites TDP declaring candidates to Mandapeta and Araku even before agreement is reached between the two parties
- 2. But declares that TDP-JSP alliance will go beyond Assembly polls
- 3. States that the alliance will ensure a ‘bright future’ for the people of the state
Vijayawada : Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan announced that the party will contest Razole and Rajanagaram Assembly seats. Expressing displeasure over TDP unilaterally announcing candidates for two seats even before seat sharing agreement, he remarked that the TDP violated the principles of alliance.
Addressing the Republic Day function at party office in Mangalagiri, Pawan Kalyan said he was forced to declare that Jana Sena will contest these two seats after TDP announced candidates for Mandapeta and Araku seats.
He stated that the announcement of candidates by the TDP has caused concern to the Jana Sena leaders and said he was apologising to them. Pawan said like N Chandrababu Naidu, he was also under pressure from his party cadres and hoped that he would understand his compulsion.
He hinted that Jana Sena will contest one-third seats as part of the alliance. “I know how many seats we should contest,” he said. He also made it clear that the alliance will not end with the Assembly elections but will continue beyond that.
The actor politician said he maintained silence when TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh made certain comments about the chief minister’s post. “I kept quiet for the sake of the state's interests,” he said.
The Jana Sena leader said his party can win seats by going alone but may not be able to form the government. He reiterated that Jana Sena-TDP alliance will give a bright future to people of Andhra Pradesh.
Razole was the only Assembly seat won by Jana Sena in the 2019 elections. However, its MLA R Vara Prasada Rao had later defected to YSRCP.
It was in September last year that Pawan Kalyan after meeting Chandrababu Naidu in Rajahmundry Jail had announced that Jana Sena will have an electoral alliance with the TDP for the forthcoming elections to throw YSRCP out of power.
Since then, leaders of the two parties had a couple of meetings and agreed to draft a joint manifesto. However, they are yet to begin talks on seat sharing.
