Hyderabad, April 07: There is a hectic lobbying among TDP leaders for the two Rajya Sabha seats it could win in the biennial elections. Indicating the growing importance of NTR family again in the party, some party leaders are making a beeline to the houses of Balakrishna and NTR Jr with a request to recommend their names for the RS seats. However, both the stars were noncommittal on the issue.
According to sources, several senior leaders including K Rammohan Rao, N Srinivasulu Reddy, G Rammohan and others met either Balakrishna or NTR Jr for the RS seats.
Some other leaders including K Yerran Naidu, Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, CM Ramesh and others directly met TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu with a request to nominate them for the Upper House. Naidu reportedly told them that they would discuss the matter when the notification for the RS elections was issued.
There was also a Telangana angle to the story. Several Telangana leaders were insisting that Naidu should nominate two Telanganaites for the two seats.
The caste factor may also be taken into consideration for selecting the candidates. Yerran Naidu, Ramakrishnudu and other seniors, who lost in the elections, were insisting that they should be sent to the RS.
–Agencies