In the Assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister SB Amzath Basha aims for a third consecutive win from Kadapa. However, he is challenged by R Madhavi Reddy, TDP Politburo member.
In Mydukur, S Raghurami Reddy seeks a third consecutive victory, while the TDP is hopeful of a comeback as it has fielded Putta Sudhakar Yadav. In Proddatur, sitting YSRC MLA Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy is facing N Varadarajulu Reddy of TDP. He is hopeful of a third consecutive victory. In Jammalamadugu, sitting YSRC MLA M Sudhir Reddy seeks re-election with the support of former minister P Ramasubba Reddy. However, former minister C Adinarayana Reddy’s entry into the poll fray as a BJP candidate adds a new dimension to the contest.
Kamalapuram constituency set witness a face-off between YSRC’s P Ravindranath Reddy and TDP’s P Chaitanya Reddy, son of former MLA P Narasimha Reddy. In Badvel, sitting YSRC MLA D Sudha is facing Bojja Rosanna of BJP. In Railway Kodur, sitting YSRC MLA K Sreenivasulu seeks re-election amidst stiff competition from Jana Sena’s Yanamala Bhaskar Rao. With new alliances, disgruntlement and strategic manoeuvres at play, the electoral battle in Kadapa district is set to be fierce, observed a political analyst.
